The West African College of Physicians has raised the alarm that the current health systems in the sub-region are too weak and ill-prepared for emerging infectious disease epidemics. The college expressed this concern in a communique issued at the end of its 38/39th annual general and scientific meeting held yesterday in Abuja. The meeting, with the…
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