The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) with help from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has initiated a shortcode – "6232" for confirmed data.
The number is being presented as a methods for
people in general to contact NCDC's Connect Center and access confirmed data on
COVID-19 and other irresistible sicknesses.
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director-General of NCDC,
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, that the shortcode
was a complementary and simple to-recall number.
As indicated by him, this implies that all calls to
NCDC through "6232" are gratis.
"This is to guarantee that Nigerians approach
confirmed data on irresistible sicknesses.
"In 2016, NCDC set up its Connect Center as a
basic part of its occasion based reconnaissance and danger interchanges
methodology.
"Throughout the long term, this has been
utilized for the reaction to irresistible sickness flare-ups, for example,
Lassa fever, monkeypox, yellow fever, cerebrospinal meningitis, among others.
"Following the affirmation of Nigeria's first
COVID-19 case in February 2020, NCDC promptly extended its Connect Center
ability to meet the expanding need for data by Nigerians.
"This was done in close cooperation with
applicable government foundations and with help from our accomplices," he
clarified.
Ihekweazu said that the call lines were extended to
get numerous calls at the same time, computerized chatbots were initiated to
spread data continuously, extra human asset and volunteers were locked in, and
another quality confirmation framework was presented.
As per him, among March and December 2020, the NCDC
Connect Center got more than 580,000 COVID-19-related calls.
He clarified that "the shortcode number '6232'
will be utilized close by the current complementary number – '0800 9700 0010',
with a continuous eliminate of the current complementary number."
The NCDC supervisor expressed gratitude toward the
NCC and its accomplices at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, GAVI,
UNICEF, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Georgetown University, Resolve
to Save Lives and Interra Networks for their help.
"Also, we perceive and thank versatile
organization suppliers in Nigeria – Globacom, MTN, Airtel, 9mobile – who kept
on supporting our endeavors in speaking with Nigerians," he noted.
Ihekweazu said that the middle remained firmly
dedicated to working with applicable government establishments and accomplices
to ensure the soundness of Nigerians.
He, in any case, encouraged Nigerians to utilize
the shortcode mindfully in getting to confirmed data on COVID-19 and other
irresistible illnesses.
He said it was vital that Nigerians keep on clinging to general wellbeing and security measures, including ordinary hand washing, physical separating and legitimate utilization of face cover.
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