From Ebola to COVID-19: emergency preparedness and response plans and actions in Lagos, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Akin Abayomi (Author), Mobolanle R. Balogun (Author), Munir Bankole (Author), Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas (Author), Bamidele Mutiu (Author), John Olawepo (Author), Morakinyo Senjobi (Author), Oluwakemi Odukoya (Author), Lanre Aladetuyi (Author), Chioma Ejekam (Author), Akinsanya Folarin (Author), Madonna Emmanuel (Author), Funke Amodu (Author), Adesoji Ologun (Author), Abosede Olusanya (Author), Moses Bakare (Author), Abiodun Alabi (Author), Ismail Abdus-Salam (Author), Eniola Erinosho (Author), Abimbola Bowale (Author), Sunday Omilabu (Author), Babatunde Saka (Author), Akin Osibogun (Author), Ololade Wright (Author), Jide Idris (Author), Folasade Ogunsola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lagos state is the industrial nerve centre of Nigeria and was the epicentre of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria as it is now for the current Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak. This paper describes how the lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak in 2014 informed the emerge...