Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Modeling the Nigerian public health competencies in developing responsive public health care systems in early filovirus (Ebola) outbreaks in developing Africa

3^rd International Congress on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases

August 04-06, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Akeni O Augustine, Aigbogun E Brownson and Kevin O Ogbewi

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Bacteriol Parasitol

Abstract:

Recent re-emergence of the filovirus Ebola outbreak in West Africa has stare up a narratives of a poor health and economies
infrastructures of the developing countries of these West African states. The narratives hold that infectious diseases pose
a huge public health challenges in the spaces where contacts with largely unknown reservoir occurs and were poor early
warning systems as well as preparedness are handicapped by slow mobilization of responsive public health care resources.
Complicated by fear of the viruses becoming endemic; the work understudies the recent Ebola virus in West Africa and the
Nigerian responsive case study. The work focuses on development of the Nigeria model of a responsive systemic public health
engagement in improving potentials for containment of infectious disease outbreaks at the national level. We argued that as the
Nigerian case; that there was inherent capacity for development of quick responsive system model after the resource capacity of
any national health care system which ultimately determined spreads of infectious disease as it defines the difference between
stemmed case of outbreak or full epidemic as success depends on how swiftly resources can quickly be made available in
stemming new outbreaks.

Biography :

Augustine Omena Akeni born 8 June, 1985 obtained MpH from the Public Health Management department of the University of Benin and is presently a PhD
research candidate of the University. He has industry experience in Public Health administrative structural design and management. Proficient in Public Health
Facility Administration. He assisted in formulation and initial implantation of the reviewed Edo State Primary Health Care Policy program. Assisted in design and
implantation of the Edo State ICT program on data collation of public responsiveness to the State free Mother and Child Health Care Program. He has writing a
number of academic papers on public health care administration.