Ekiti sets up emergency health committee to tackle cholera, Lassa fever

Members of the Ekiti State Public Health Emergency Operations Centre Steering Committee at the inauguration ceremony held in Ado Ekiti.

The Ekiti State Government has inaugurated a Public Health Emergency Operations Centre Steering Committee as part of efforts to strengthen health security and improve preparedness for disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.

The Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr Oyebanji Filani, who chairs the committee, said the initiative became necessary in view of recent public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and recurring outbreaks of cholera, Lassa fever, measles and other infectious diseases.

Filani, who inaugurated the committee in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, described the development as a major step towards safeguarding the health and well-being of residents.

He said the establishment and strengthening of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre represented a strategic investment in the health, safety and resilience of the people of the state.