Babalola Obafemi

Road Traffic Injury is common cause of unintentional injury globally and Low and middle income countries account for 90%of 1.3 million Road Traffic Injury (RTI) deaths. In Africa region, Nigeria accounts for 25% of RTI mortality but has no comprehensive and reliable RTI surveillance system. Data from Federal Road Safety Commissions (FRSC) shows gaps in RTI reporting with large disparity with estimated value from World Health Organization.

Objective

We pilot a RTI surveillance system using data from FRSC, Policemotor traffic division and Health facilities in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria to ascertain its feasibility and generate data needed for action toward achieving sustainable development goals 3.6 target.

Malaria is a preventable disease but 3.4 billion people at risk globally with 207 million cases and 627 deaths reported in 2013. Africa accounts for 80% of cases and 90% of all malaria deaths. Nigeria accounts for 25% of malaria burden in Africa. The goal of malaria control is to reduce malaria –related transmissions, cases and deaths to a level where it is no longer a public health concern.

Objective

We aim to assess the implementation of malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment strategies, to assess implementation trends from 2011 to 2014 and if surveillance targets were met.