Opinion: The Battle Against COVID-19 In Nigeria: Something is Going Wrong, By Adegbenro Adebanjo
This is not the time to lose the battle. The current drift must be halted. There should be synergy amongst all those involved in this onerous task and they should be on the same page in this fight.
The truth is that those responsible for the battle against COVID-19 need a new approach, new strategy and new policy framework that should centre on the people they claim to be working for. They should strive for better information management that resonates with all strata of the society, particularly those at the grassroots. There should equally be prompt response to feedback across platforms.
The pattern displayed by the director-general of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, when a member of Nigeria’s high society introduced some confusion about COVID-19 and malaria should be adopted in NCDC’s new engagement with various publics and the responses to their feedback. Rather than hate-laden abuse and puerile attacks on the chief, Ihekweazu’s well-researched and fact-based apologia put the matter to rest and provided priceless enlightenment to all and sundry.
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