Nigeria, Dec. 21 -- The Ogun State Government says it has tackled seven disease outbreaks in 2025 and is strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) systems across its primary healthcare facilities to better manage future threats.

The state Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, disclosed this at the close-out of the Epidemic-Ready Primary Health Care (ERPHC) pilot project, implemented by the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) with support from Resolve to Save Lives, in partnership with federal and state health agencies.

The close-out meeting was held in Lagos on 17 December.

Mrs Coker, a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (O&G), described the intervention as an "eye opener" that has transformed how the state det...