The Edo State Government says it has established a new Lassa fever treatment centre in Benin City, the state capital, to make treatment of the disease more accessible to the people.
He said the centre, located at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, would handle most of the cases in Edo South. “By the time we put all these facilities in place, we are sure that the high mortality rate in the state will drop,” Mr Osifo said. Mr Osifo said Governor Godwin Obaseki was working tirelessly with his team to ensure that Lassa fever is eradicated from the state.
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