The absence of a Commissioner of Health in Rivers State might hamper its preparedness to adequately combat any possible outbreak of Coronavirus in the state. Chairman, Medical and Legislative Committee of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ibitrokoemi Korubo, said besides the threat of Coronavirus, the state was in dire need of a Commissioner of Health. Korubo, who was a former NMA Chairman in the state, told The Guardian that the function of a Commissioner of Health was to push Governor Nyesom Wike’s healthcare policies in the state. “I think we should have had a Commissioner of Health from the first day of the governor’s second term in office. “Once you have the Secretary to the State Government, Commissioner of Finance and others, I would think that the next should be Commissioner of Health,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2020 05:03 UTC