Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic and the Need for Effective Management of Population Statistics: The Nigerian Example
- May 26, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Sociology
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue V, May 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Ushie, Michael Anake (Ph.D.)1, Ushie, Christiana Aloye2, Egidi, Stephen Achuen3, Tangban Egbe (Ph.D.)4
1Department of Social Work, University of Calabar- Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
2Department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
3Department of Sociology, University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
4Department of Social Work, University of Calabar- Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Abstract:-The paper examines CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC AND THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION STATISTICS: THE NIGERIAN EXAMPLE. The paper is concerned with the quality assurance of the palliative measures of the government of Nigeria to mitigate the effects of stay at home directive of the federal government in view of the fact that there is no comprehensive and reliable data Management system that captured the whole population of Nigeria. Hence, there is need to address the methods of sharing palliative by the Nigerian Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. The demographic implications of Covid-19 pandemic, the management of vital statistics, essence of maintaining accurate figures of human numbers in Nigeria shall become a core value of Nigerian post Covid-19 experience. The paper recommended that the Nigerian Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs Disaster Management and Social Development should partner with the Nigerian data management bodies in palliative and relief materials distribution to access the “poor and vulnerable” in the rural communities whose livelihood has been disconnected as a result of the outbreak of Covid-19 in Nigeria. Also, the Nigerian government should see population data as an essential and reliable statistics during any outbreak of public health emergency.
Keywords: Coronavirus (Covid-19), Pandemic, Management, Population, data, Statistics and Nigerian
I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The world and Africa in particular has experienced several epidemics and pandemics which has posed a serious public health and demographic challenges to the continent. For instance, the 2014 Ebola outbreak with 28 616 cases and 11 310 mortality recorded in Africa and the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is ravaged the world including Nigeria. Coronavirus(Covid-19) is not an indigenous virus in Africa, but has received global attention because of it fast in spreading globally. Historically, on the 12th of December 2019, the first case of coronavirus occurred in Wuhan at the seafood market, China.
