International Health in the Light of National Health act in Nigeria: The Critical Issues
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https://doi.org/10.53555/nnpbs.v2i4.713Keywords:
international health, port health, health act, borders, quarantine,, NigeriaAbstract
Treaties and rapid developments in science integrate nations, and advances in technology have reduced the world into a global village. With an estimated seven billion global population coupled with high human traffic and movement of goods and services across borders, nations have been at increased risk of disease outbreak and epidemics across borders which necessitated for disease surveillance, prevention, management and control through corporation between nations at the borders. With the introduction of the national health act in Nigeria in 2014, the federal ministry of health was charged with the responsibility of ensuring and promoting the provision of Quarantine and Port Health Services. This article assessed the fundamental issues in successful port health services.
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