Pandemic Preparedness - The Political Economy (Nigeria Case Study on COVID-19)

Wambebe Nathaniel Mopa; Xiaoli Duan; Irekpitan Okukpon

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Pandemic Preparedness - The Political Economy (Nigeria Case Study on COVID-19)

Wambebe Nathaniel Mopa, Xiaoli Duan, Irekpitan Okukpon

Published in International Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 29 June 2022 Accepted: 14 July 2022 Published: 28 July 2022

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Abstract

In December 2019, the world was introduced to a previously unknown virus known as ‘Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). This disease metamorphosed into a pandemic of epic proportions which left the international community in a quandary as to the most effective measures to curtail its spread and reduce the effects on human health. With majority of developing countries putting in place state-of-the-art health care facilities to manage the pandemic and prevent deaths, developing countries in Africa lacking state-of-the-art health facilities to curb the spread of the pandemic and its management with country like Nigeria appearing to be ill-prepared to tackle the pandemic. Nigeria, with a population of over 200 million people, through the efforts of State Governments, has put in place various measures and facilities to tackle the pandemic and prevent a human development crisis. Unfortunately, prior to this pandemic, Nigeria has had a history of uncoordinated data collection and analysis for evidence-based decision making. However, the effectiveness of these measures and the effect of the pandemic on the socio-political economy of Nigeria leaves much to be desired. This paper examines the reality of Nigeria’s efforts in curbing COVID-19, focusing on the examples of Lagos and Kaduna States. It highlights the effects of the pandemic on Nigeria’s socio-political economy and proffers solutions towards ensuring Nigeria’s continued preparedness and reductions in infected persons as a result of the virus.

Published in	International Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.hep.20220703.13
Page(s)	61-64
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Coronavirus, Pandemic Preparedness, Political Economy, Nigeria

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Wambebe Nathaniel Mopa

School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
Xiaoli Duan

School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
Irekpitan Okukpon

Directorate of Continuing Legal Education, Consultancy & Regional Economic Integration Law, Nigeria Institute of Advance Legal Studies, Lagos, Nigeria

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