Nigeria & United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nigeria: The event concerns the public health infrastructure of Nigeria, with a debate over whether to strengthen existing institutions or create new ones, impacting the nation's ability to respond to future health crises and potentially affecting its fiscal sustainability.

United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) strongly opposes the proposed bill, arguing it would duplicate its functions, create governance conflicts, and weaken Nigeria's public health emergency response. The NCDC's authority and funding could be diluted if the bill passes.

Nigeria: Nigeria faces the highest global burden of Lassa fever, with thousands of deaths annually, and is actively seeking to develop an indigenous vaccine to address this public health crisis.

United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The research findings will be presented to the United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to facilitate policy action and strengthen the case for establishing a vaccine development centre in Nigeria.

Nigeria: Nigeria has not recorded any Ebola cases but has approved emergency funding and established a Presidential Task Force to strengthen its preparedness and response capacity.

United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The United States — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated that funding needs for the Ebola response have risen and classified the outbreak.