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  • Edo commits N100m to deepen basic health care reforms

    The Edo State Government has committed N100 million as counterpart fund for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), to provide responsive, efficient and accessible health care through Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs).

    This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, at a workshop on Health Workforce Registry, held in Edo State.

    The commissioner said the contribution is to enable the state government fully benefit from the BHCPF of the federal government.

    He explained that the Edo State House of Assembly has passed Health Insurance Bill into law, to pave the way for the smooth running of the fund, even as other provisions for the take-off of the state insurance scheme take shape.

    The BHCPF is the fundamental funding provision under the National Health Act, signed in 2014.

    States are expected to benefit from the Fund when they meet the requisite criteria, which includes contributing the counterpart fund.

    To ensure sustainability and ownership of the BHCPF, the states are expected to co-fund the BHCPF, beginning with an initial N100 million as part-expression of interest to implement the BHCPF.

    The states are also required to create state health insurance agencies and state primary health care development boards to serve as channels through which implementation would be monitored.

    Recall that Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, recently inaugurated a 17-member Edo State Primary Health Care Board, to deepen the revamp of the state’s primary health care system.

    He charged members of the board to support the vision of his administration in delivering quality and affordable health care to the people.

  • Obaseki directs health ministry to curtail yellow fever outbreak

    …Commissioner dispels strange illness rumour, says tests show 2 yellow fever cases

     

    Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has directed the state Ministry of Health to curtail the outbreak of yellow fever in some communities in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state.

    Obaseki gave the directive following media reports of the death of two persons in the area, after exhibiting symptoms such as vomiting, high fever and stomach pain.

    Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, said: “The Governor is disturbed by the development and has directed the Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, to deploy experts in the ministry to the communities affected by the illness.”

    Osagie added that the governor has promised to mobilize additional resources, if the need arises, to support the ministry of health to enable it establish the cause of the illness and death of two persons in the area.

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    When contacted, Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, said: “We have deployed a team of experts to the communities and the result of the initial tests showed symptoms of cases of yellow fever.

    “They tested negative to Lassa Fever. We are doing contact tracing and sensitising people in the communities to clean up their environment.”

    Dismissing claim of a strange illness by journalists, Dr. Osifo, said “there is no such thing as a strange illness in Edo State. We have identified yellowness of the eyes and related symptoms, which led us to the conclusion that the illness is yellow fever. We are on top of the situation and will curb the spread of the disease as directed by the state governor.”

  • Edo debunks reports of strange ailments

    Edo State Government has debunked reports strange ailments in some villages in Uhunmwode local government area.

    It said test carried out on victims showed a case of yellow fever.

    Two persons have been killed by the ailment.

    Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, in a statement said the Governor has directed officials of the state Ministry of Health to curtail the outbreak of yellow fever.

    According to Crusoe, “The Governor is disturbed by the development and has directed the Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, to deploy experts in the ministry to the communities affected by the illness.

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    “The governor has promised to mobilize additional resources, if the need arises, to support the ministry of health to enable it establish the cause of the illness and death of two persons in the area.

    State Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, said a team of experts have been deployed to the communities and the result of the initial tests showed symptoms of cases of yellow fever.

    “They tested negative to Lassa Fever. We are doing contact tracing and sensitizing people in the communities to clean up their environment.

    “There is no such thing as a strange illness in Edo State. We have identified yellowness of the eyes and related symptoms, which led us to the conclusion that the illness is yellow fever. We are on top of the situation and will curb the spread of the disease as directed by the state governor.”

  • Yellow fever kills two in Edo

    Two persons have been confirmed dead from suspected cases of yellow fever in Edo State
    The deaths occurred after a outbreak of strange ailments in some villages in Uhunmwode local government.
    Symptoms displayed by the victims include high fever, stomach pains, vomiting, nose bleeding, amongst others.

    Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, who confirmed the outbreak debunked rumours about Lassa fever or Ebola outbreak.

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    He said his team of disease control experts were on ground in the affected area to contain the strange ailment.

    “You are correct. We suspect yellow fever, two have been confirmed as yellow fever and negative for lassa.

    “My team of experts are right there now to contain it. Nothing to panic the public about please,” Osifo said.