Emohua
Background Information
EmohuaLGA is one of the 23 LGAs in Rivers State with its headquarter at Emohua Town. It is located in the Rivers East district, and has 14 political wards. The LGA was created from the former Ikwerre LGA in 1991. It is bounded in the South byObio/Akpor, in the North by Ahoada East, in the east by Ikwerre, and in the west byAsari Toru. The LGA occupies a land mass of 831sq. km. The projected population of the LGA in 2020 was 322,423 spread among 130 settlements. The predominant occupation of the people is farming, while the major religion is Christianity with a few adherents to African Traditional Religion. The main Ethnic group in the LGA is Ikwerre. There are 8 functional Primary Health Facilities spread across the LGA and General Hospitals located at Emohua and Elele-Alimini.
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. Alfred Esedah | MOH/Chairman |
| 2 | Tamuno-Omie Roberts | Deputy PHC coordinator |
| 3 | ISAIAH ORDU | Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases (CDD) /Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) |
| 4 | CHIKE EMENIKE | Disease Surveillance and Notification (DSN) |
| 5 | ALERUCHI NDU TASIE | Environmental Health |
| 6 | RITA NWOKAH | Health Education and Social Mobilization |
| 7 | CHINEDU OSAH | HIV/AIDS |
| 8 | EUNICE ECHIE | Immunization/Cold chain |
| 9 | BEATRICE OWHOKWU | Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU) |
| 10 | NMANMA OSIGBO | Malaria |
| 11 | JOY CHIJIOKWU ELECHI | Monitoring and Evaluation (HMIS) |
| 12 | CELINA ONYEKA | Nutrition |
| 13 | PROGRESS OSILEM | School health |
| 14 | WUCHE-CHIMEKWA CHIOMA | Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control |
| 15 | JOY EZEOKOYE | MPHC AKPABU |
| 16 | Patrick Nkwocha | MPHC EGBEDA |
| 17 | DR. AKAGBUE GODSON. G. | MPHC NDELE |
| 18 | NWAELELE PATIENCE K. | MPHC ODUOHA |
| 19 | CONSTANCE WOKA .C | MPHC IBAA |
| 20 | ASURU NDIDI K | MPHC RUMUEWHOR |
| 21 | Ogadinma Orlu | MPHC UBIMINI |
| 22 | CHUKWUMA BEATRICE | MPHC OGBAKIRI |
| 23 | Dr. Clifford Nwasolu | PHC RUMUJI |
Emohua Facilities
MPHC, OGBAKIRI
MPHC, RUMUEWHOR
MPHC, AKPABU
MPHC, NDELE
