Abia State designates Amachara hospital as Ebola isolation centre

The Abia State Government has designated the Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, Amachara, as an isolation centre for Ebola, pending the completion of the Infectious Disease Hospital in Aba. The development comes against the backdrop of Nigeria’s ongoing response to the Ebola disease situation after the country confirmed its first case of the Bundibugyo strain in the Federal Capital Territory on October 20, 2026.

State Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this in Umuahia while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. Kanu said the Ministry of Health had set up a multi-sectoral Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group to strengthen the state’s readiness. He assured that there were no reported cases of diseases of public health importance in the state between the 28th of October and the 1st of November, 2026.

Further Health Updates And State Projects

Kanu also announced that Abia had been selected to host a modern Stroke and Neurovascular Centre following its participation in the Swedish-African Neurosurgery Symposium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Federal Ministry of Health recently recognised the State Ministry of Health as a national champion for health promotion.

In agriculture, the Joint Agricultural Intervention Programme is active across the 17 local government areas, with Arochukwu Local Government Area planting 86,000 palm trees. The 2026 Abia Fashion Week is scheduled to hold between the 24th and 27th of November, 2026, following a signed memorandum of understanding. The Abia Tertiary Education and Sports Fiesta is also set to kick off with about 1,850 athletes participating.