……promises the use of legislative tools at the National Assembly to build the capacity of the institution
The honourable member representing Esan West, Esan Central and Igueben Federal constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Marcus I. Onobun KSC, while on constituency tour on assessment of ongoing and yet-to-commence projects, paid a courtesy visit to the Irrua Specialist teaching hospital, Esan central, Edo state yesterday, 27th August,2024
Recall, the astute legislator had weeks ago begun a tour across the local governments of the federal constituency to corroborate on needs assessment reports, commence and inspect projects ongoing across his constituency
Rt. Hon. Marcus, who was received by an administrative team of the hospital, was taken around the facility to keep him abreast of the operational responsibilities, scope, and as well the areas that require attention. It was a moment filled with hope by the enthusiasm with which the team led the lawmaker together with his entourage, in appreciation and commendation, with reference to a completed magnificent isolation centre, built by the Edo State Government, equipped with state of the art modern medical facilities, influenced to the institution while in service as the speaker of the Edo state house of Assembly.
The leading tour guide and director of the institute of viral and emergent pathogens control and research (formerly institute of lassa fever research and control) Mr. Joseph Okoeguale explained the expansion of the institute is due to the designation by the federal ministry of Health to serve as a reference center for diagnosis,surveillance, capacity building and management of diagnosing cases of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases such monkey pox, Lassa fever, COVID-19 etc.
The honourable member stated,”my joy is full to see the completion of this facility by the state government, knowing how overwhelmed the previous facility was due to the high influx of patients. I will do my best to see how we can use the legislative tools to expand on established machineries as this in no distant time may be limiting knowing so well the scope of service of the institution to my constituency, the state, country and even West Africa sub-region”.
“Better effectiveness of the institution will aid research development for possible production of vaccines for some of these diseases that are preventable and curable at the emergent phase”, he added.