The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and other stakeholders launch a Health Security Scorecard aimed at assessing how prepared states are for disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies. Reports state that the scorecard is adopted by governors as a structured tool to measure readiness across participating states, helping identify gaps and areas needing improvement.
Both accounts describe the initiative as a monitoring mechanism designed to strengthen public health planning and response capacity at the state level. The scorecard focuses on preparedness for outbreaks, with the intention of providing an ongoing way to track performance rather than relying on one-off assessments. While the detailed scoring criteria are not provided in the excerpts, the overall purpose is to enable comparison of readiness among states and support more coordinated efforts to respond to health threats.
The NGF’s role is highlighted in the introduction and unveiling of the tool, while the governors’ adoption is emphasized as the step that brings the scorecard into use across states. The initiative is presented as part of broader efforts to improve health security and emergency response readiness.
