The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, led a project team to inspect the level of work done on Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Monday, March 20, 2023, and expressed his satisfaction with the progress made. He said that the hospital’s renovation to include appropriate elements is an attempt to honor his […]
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Akoko-Edo local government Liaison officer Hon Jeffrey Obasanmi has flagged off the construction of water borehole projects to mitigate water challenges in the area. Speaking at Akuku, Onumu and Ogugu communities in the LGA, the Liaison officer disclosed that the provision of clean portable water was critical to the survival […]
The Edo State Government has announced four more deaths from Lassa fever, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the state to 20. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, who revealed this to journalists in Benin City, said the new deaths occurred in three […]
The Edo State Government has announced plans to improve its response to Lassa fever in the state by activating a holding centre in Edo North Senatorial District. The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, revealed this during a visit to the isolation facilities at the Irrua Specialist Teaching […]
Dr. Omosigho Izedonmwen, Executive Secretary of the Edo State Primary HealthCare Development Agency (EDSPHCDA), has announced that the state government has identified 55 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the 18 local government areas for comprehensive upgrades. This initiative is part of a broader effort to revamp the primary healthcare system […]
The Edo State Government has announced the death of another person from Lassa fever, bringing the total number of fatalities to 13. The state also confirmed eight new infections, increasing the total cases to 115. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akoria Obehi, said the government was working hard to […]
The Edo State Ministry of Health has confirmed an additional 10 cases of the deadly Lassa fever, pushing the total number of infected individuals in the state to a staggering 81, with eight unfortunate fatalities. During a press briefing held in Benin City over the weekend, Prof. Obehi Akoria, the […]
The Acting Chairman Akoko Edo Local Government Area, Dr Innocent Alenoghena has called on mothers to regularly present their children for vaccination against childhood killer diseases. He made the call in Igarra on Friday at the flag-off of the “2nd Outbreak Response’’ (OBR2) to the circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus. […]
The Edo State Government has called on international organisations to come to the rescue of the state over the outbreak of Lassa Fever, saying the Federal Government has abandoned the state despite multiple pleas for help. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, who stated this on Wednesday decried […]
The Edo State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Obehi Akoria, has revealed that Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial Districts account for over 95 per cent of the 40 confirmed Lassa Fever cases in the state. The Honourable Commissioner unveiled the statistics during the sensitisation campaign to the two Senatorial Districts […]