The United States has called on Nigeria to adopt more robust, integrated, and collaborative data systems as a critical step toward strengthening preparedness for future pandemics and public health emergencies.
This recommendation was presented in a progress report on the INFORM Africa project — a five-year initiative funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa (DS-I Africa) programme. The report was unveiled at the INFORM Africa Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting held on Tuesday, where government agencies, health experts, and researchers convened to assess the project’s progress.
The project, led by the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN), aims to improve outbreak response and public health decision-making by promoting the use of population-scale, integrated data systems and digital tools like the REVEAL Platform and the Place Resilience Index.
