Consequent upon the recent spike in the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Enugu State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has approved the immediate constitution of an Ad Hoc Expert Medical Advisory Committee on urgent and effective measures for de-escalation of the pandemic in the state, as recommended by Enugu State Chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA).

In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the committee will “engage with leaders of various Religious Groups, Market Associations, Professional Associations, Labour Unions, National Union of Road Transport Workers Enugu State Chapter, Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union, Enugu State, Civil Society Groups, Organized Private Sector and all other relevant Stakeholders and recommend urgent and effective measures for de-escalation of transmission of Coronavirus infection in Enugu State, with due regard to all extant Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Protocols for containment of the spread of the Coronavirus infection (COVID-19)”.

The ad hoc committee, which has a Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Prof. Emmanuel Ejim, as Chairman, will also “take any other reasonable steps that may be incidental to the attainment of the objective above”

Other Members of the committee that has two weeks to submit its report are:

2. Rev. Can. Dr. Ifeanyi Onah –
   Chief Consultant Plastic
   Surgeon and Head,
   Infectious Disease Unit,
   National Orthopedic Hospital,
   Enugu
3. Dr. Nneka Unaogu –
   Consultant Psychiatrist/Head,
   Research and Training
   Federal Neuropsychiatric
   Hospital, Enugu
4. Dr. Nnamdi Nwosu –
   Consultant Respiratory
   Physician, UNTH, Enugu
5. Dr. Joseph Enebe
   Consultant Obstetrician and
   Gynecologist, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital,
   Parklane, Enugu
6. Dr. Obinna Anikwe
   Consultant Urologist, University
   of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
   and Secretary, Enugu State Guild of Medical Directors
7. Dr. Obinna Nduaguba
   Consultant Pediatrician, Enugu
   State University Teaching
   Hospital, Parklane, Enugu
8. Dr. Onyinye Chime –
   Consultant Public Health
   Physician, Enugu State
   University Teaching Hospital,
   Parklane, Enugu
9. Dr. Aneke Emmanuel
   Department of Obstetrics and
   Gynecology, University of
   Nigeria Teaching Hospital and
   Secretary, Nigerian Medical
   Association, Enugu State
   Chapter.
10. Dr. Chinemerem DanOnwuliri
    Public Health Physician,
    Department of Community
    Medicine, University of Nigeria
    Teaching Hospital, Enugu
11. Dr. Okafor Sunday –
    Registrar, Public Health Physician
    Department of Community
    Medicine, University of Nigeria
    Teaching Hospital,
    Enugu/Ass. Secretary, Nigerian
    Medical Association, Enugu
    State Chapter
12. Dr. Emeka Onoh –
    Public Health Physician,
    Department of Community
    Medicine, University of Nigeria
    Teaching Hospital, Enugu

Enugu State is in the hands of God!

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