Port Harcourt
Background Information
The Port Harcourt LGA is one of the 23 LGAs in Rivers State with its headquarter at City Council, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt. It is also the capital of Rivers State. It is located in the Rivers East Senatorial district, and has 20 political wards. The old Port Harcourt was founded by the British in 1912 before LGAs were carved from it. It is bounded in the north by Obio/Akpor LGA, in the south by Okrika LGA, in the east by Eleme LGA, and in the west by Degema LGA and Atlantic ocean. The LGA occupies a land mass of 109 sq. km. The projected population of the LGA in 2020 was 864,126 spread among 564 communities. The predominant occupations of the people are commerce, white collar jobs, businesses, banking etc. The major religion is Christianity with a few adherents to a diverse set of beliefs as it is a metropolitan city. The main indigenous Ethnic groups in the LGA are Ikwerre and Okrika. There are 14 functional Primary Health Facilities spread across the LGA and Rivers State University Teaching Hospital located at Old GRA Port Harcourt.
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. OBELLEY EJIRE ABBEY | MOH/Chairman |
| 2 | JOSEPHINE OGANUZOR | DPHCC/ Reproductive Health Programme Manager |
| 3 | NYE ABBO | Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases (CDD) /Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) |
| 4 | KANYONE NFIRI | Disease Surveillance and Notification (DSN) Program Manager |
| 5 | GILLIAN CHINDA | Environmental Health Program Manager |
| 6 | RUTH CHIGOZIE | Health Education and Social Mobilization Program Manager |
| 7 | FAITH IKE | HIV/AIDS Program Manager |
| 8 | GODSWILL ONYENMA | Immunization/Cold chain Program Manager |
| 9 | BELEMA JOSEPH | Logistics Management Coordinating Unit (LMCU) Program Manager |
| 10 | VIVIAN JOSIAH | Malaria Program Manager |
| 11 | IBIFURO SAMUEL | Monitoring and Evaluation (HMIS) Program Manager |
| 12 | MINA KALIO | Nutrition Program Manager |
| 13 | ADLINE SOLOMON | School Health Program Manager |
| 14 | IKPEAZU NKECHI | Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program Manager |
| 15 | DR. ROSELINE S. AMGBARA | MPHC Elekahia Head of Facility |
| 16 | DR. UKOT PRINCEWILL N. | MPHC Amadi-Ama Head of Facility |
| 17 | DR. AYONOADU ASUEIZE .P | MPHC Abuloma Head of Facility |
| 18 | DR. INE FUBARA BRIGGS | MPHC Churc Hill Road, Head of Facility |
| 19 | DR. NGOWARI OKARA | MPHC Okuru-Ama Head of Facility |
| 20 | DR. CYRIL WALI | MPHC Azuabie Head of Facility |
| 21 | DR. ROSEMARY JOHN-EMELIKE | MPHC Bundu Head of Facility |
| 22 | DR. WOPARA NWAMAKA | MPHC Mgbudukwu Head of Facility |
| 23 | DR. OKAH. TIMOTHY . I. | MPHC Potts Johnson Head of Facility |
| 24 | DR. ERE COOKEY | MPHC Ozuboko Head of Facility |
| 25 | DR. ANAELE BLESSING | MPHC Orogbum Head of Facility |
Port Harcourt Facilities
MPHC, NAVAL BASE
PHC, OROGBUM
PHC, AMADI-AMA
MPHC, CHURCHILL ROAD
