By Prudence Ijah, Abuja
In a bid to nip the on-going community transmission of COVID-19 in the bud, the National Council on Health has backed the establishment of Community Support Centres (CSCs) for the management of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
This resolution was reached at the just concluded emergency meeting which was virtually held in Abuja.
Members of the national council on health however believe that the Centres should be managed by the states so as to make it effective.
They however opined that having community support centres is crucial hence the need for the health system to respond to COVID-19 just like other diseases.
Members of the NCH therefore stressed the need for strengthening and technical support of existing isolation centres in the country.
The National Council on Health is the highest policy making body on matters relating to health in Nigeria, which is chaired by the Minister of Health and membership consists of Minister of State for Health, State Commissioners of Health in the 36 states and Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory, with the Permanent Secretary as Secretary of Council.
A communiqué from the meeting made available to newsmen noted that the NCH resolved to step down the Draft Guideline on Basic Health Care Provision Fund, which was earlier scheduled for presentation to council to a later time after further carrying out necessary consultations.
According to the communiqué, “the Council noted the development of the Health Sector COVID- 19 Pandemic Response Action Plan and the proposed establishment of Community Support Centres (CSCs) in the first instance, in high burden states of Lagos, Kano and the FCT, towards reducing community transmission of COVID-19.
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