Expanding global health security through local partnerships in Nigeria

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a funding opportunity, reference CDC-RFA-JG-26-0043, to strengthen International Health Regulations (2005) capacities in Nigeria. The notice targets the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, other relevant government ministries, departments and agencies, and sub-national public health institutions including State Ministries of Health and local government authorities. It follows Nigeria's second Joint External Evaluation completed in 2023, which showed improvement over the 2017 evaluation but identified remaining gaps. The stated aim is to build health systems and workforce management capacity to support a multisectoral approach to implementing the International Health Regulations, and to improve detection of and response to health threats at the sub-national level. The opportunity falls under the Cooperative Agreement category and covers the health sector in Nigeria. Eligibility is listed as not applicable in the source material, and no funding amount is specified. Organizations working in public health, health systems strengthening or global health security in Nigeria may wish to review the full notice before the October 2026 closing date. The material provided does not include details of specific activities, deliverables or applicant requirements.