Asari Toru
Background Information
The Asari Toru LGA is one of the 23 LGAs in Rivers State with its headquarter at Buguma. It is located in the Rivers West Senatorial district, and has 13 political wards. The LGA was created from Degema LGA onMay 29, 1989. It is bounded in the north byEmohua LGA, in the south by Atlantic ocean and Bonny LGA, in the east byOkrika LGA, and in the west byDegema LGA. The LGA occupies a land mass of 113 sq. km. The projected population of the LGA in 2020 was 351,486 spread among 13 settlements. The predominant occupation of the people is fishing, while the major religion is Christianity with a few adherents to African Traditional Religion. The main Ethnic group in the LGA is Ijaw. There are 14 functional Primary Health Facilities spread across the LGA and a General Hospital located at Buguma.
The LGA Health Authority & Technical Committee
The Local Government Primary Health Care Authority and the Primary Health Care Technical Committee are responsible for the management and implementation of Primary Health Care activities and services at the LGA level. The health authority is the operational arm of the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board. It has the chairman of the local government as the Committee Chairman and the Medical Officer of Health as the Secretary.
- Hon. Chairman (or a representative) (Committee chairman)
- PHC Coordinator/MOH (Committee Secretary)
- LGA Supervisory Councilor for Health
- Head of Finance in the LGA
- Representative of LGA in charge of water (Head of Environmental Health Unit)
- Representative of LGA programme officers
- Representatives of heads of PHCs in the LGA
- One representative from the communities in the LGA
| S/N0 | NAME | DESIGNATION |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Temple Akagbue | MOH/Chairman |
| 2 | Irene David West | DPHCC/ Reproductive health Programme Manager |
| 3 | Ibengeribuyea C. Sokari | Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases (CDD) /Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) Programme Manager |
| 4 | Cotterell Bite-Ekwaa | Disease Surveillance and Notification (DSN) Programme Manager |
| 5 | Kunumate Amachree | Environmental Health Programme Manager |
| 6 | Opirite Braide | Health Education and Social Mobilization Programme Manager |
| 7 | Ibama Alaso A.S | HIV/AIDS Programme Manager |
| 8 | Tamunotomba Lawson | Immunization/Cold chain Programme Manager |
| 9 | Warmate Soibifia | Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU) Programme Manager |
| 10 | Dappa Simeipiri | Malaria Programme Manager |
| 11 | Dokubo Ibiene | Monitoring and Evaluation (HMIS) Programme Manager |
| 12 | Seipiri Akinyemi | Nutrition Programme Manager |
| 13 | Ori-ininaemi Harry | School health Programme Manager |
| 14 | Kelvin Eli | Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme Manager |
| 15 | Dakoru Ayotamuno | MPHC Sama Head of Facility |
| 16 | Kiriko Peter Ba | MPHC Minama Head of Facility |
| 17 | Jackreece I . Darego | MPHC Buguma Head of Facility |
| 18 | Mother Jackreece | MPHC Ido Head of Facility |
| 19 | West Nton-Ariyekirim | MPHC Abonnema Head of Facility |
Asari Toru Facilities
MPHC, ABALAMA
MPHC, SAMA
HC, TEMA
HC, ILELEMA
HC, ANGULAMA
HC, OMEKWEWAMA
COTTAGE HOSPITAL KRAKRAMA
