PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND SECONDARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES IN THE MITIGATION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA

The study was designed to ascertain how public health can collaborate with school
management to curtail the spread of COVID – 19 among Secondary School
Students in Nigeria. Good health is one of the fundamental human rights that
everybody is entitled to enjoy, and it is expected of the public health experts to
provide services to students and also necessary information on how to curtail the
spread of COVID – 19 to students.Studies showed that several measures had been
instituted by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the PTF – COVID – 19,
with the Federal Ministry of Health to curtail the spread of the disease among the
Students. These includes an initial lockdown of non-essential activities; closure of
schools. Based on the study, it was therefore recommended that government
through Public Health experts should ensure that students in Secondary Schools
observe the COVID – 19 protocols, by washing their hands regularly and ensuring
the proper use of nose mask.