"Government Epidemiology Unit"

#12763982

17 Sep 2025

From left to right: Ismail Abdus-Salam, Director of Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Global Health at the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Beatrice Makinde, Director of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS); Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser on Health to the Governor of Lagos State; Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; and Mazeedat Erinosho, Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes at the Ministry of Health, Lagos State, unveil new motorcycles as the Lagos State Government unveils and hands over 10 newly procured Motorcycle Response Unit (MRU) Ambulances to the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to boost emergency response services in the state, at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on September 16, 2025. The MRU ambulance is a 220 CC superbike equipped with three specially designed aluminium storage bins, two units of sphygmomanometer, two units of stethoscope, two units of pulse oximeter, two units of portable nebulizer machine, two units of glucometer machine, AED, forceps, portable oxygen, two sets of EPTY protective rider boots, two sets of Ducati infrared helmets, two sets of iridium portable satellite two-way radios, and one unit of siren and bar light.

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17 Sep 2025

From left to right: Ismail Abdus-Salam, Director of Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Global Health at the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Beatrice Makinde, Director of the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS); Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser on Health to the Governor of Lagos State; Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; and Mazeedat Erinosho, Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes at the Ministry of Health, Lagos State, unveil new motorcycles as the Lagos State Government unveils and hands over 10 newly procured Motorcycle Response Unit (MRU) Ambulances to the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to boost emergency response services in the state, at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on September 16, 2025. The MRU ambulance is a 220 CC superbike equipped with three specially designed aluminium storage bins, two units of sphygmomanometer, two units of stethoscope, two units of pulse oximeter, two units of portable nebulizer machine, two units of glucometer machine, AED, forceps, portable oxygen, two sets of EPTY protective rider boots, two sets of Ducati infrared helmets, two sets of iridium portable satellite two-way radios, and one unit of siren and bar light.

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#12763984

17 Sep 2025

From left to right: Ismail Abdus-Salam, Director of Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Global Health, Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Beatrice Makinde, Director of Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS); Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser on Health to the Governor, Lagos State; and Mazeedat Erinosho, Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, unveil new motorcycles as the Lagos State Government unveils and hands over 10 newly procured Motorcycle Response Unit (MRU) Ambulances to Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to boost emergency response services in the state, in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on September 16, 2025. The MRU ambulance is a 220 CC superbike, equipped with three specially designed aluminium storage bins, two units of sphygmomanometer, two units of stethoscope, two units of pulse oximeter, two units of portable nebulizer machine, two units of glucometer machine, AED, forceps, portable oxygen, two sets of EPTY protective rider boots, two sets of dukati infrared helmets, two sets of iridium portable satellite two-way radios, and one unit of siren and bar light.

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#12763985

17 Sep 2025

From left to right: Ismail Abdus-Salam, Director of Epidemiology, Biosecurity and Global Health, Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Beatrice Makinde, Director of Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS); Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Lagos State; Kemi Ogunyemi, Special Adviser on Health to the Governor, Lagos State; and Mazeedat Erinosho, Director of Medical Administration, Training and Programmes, Ministry of Health, Lagos State, unveil new motorcycles as the Lagos State Government unveils and hands over 10 newly procured Motorcycle Response Unit (MRU) Ambulances to Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to boost emergency response services in the state, in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on September 16, 2025. The MRU ambulance is a 220 CC superbike, equipped with three specially designed aluminium storage bins, two units of sphygmomanometer, two units of stethoscope, two units of pulse oximeter, two units of portable nebulizer machine, two units of glucometer machine, AED, forceps, portable oxygen, two sets of EPTY protective rider boots, two sets of dukati infrared helmets, two sets of iridium portable satellite two-way radios, and one unit of siren and bar light.

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3 Jun 2024

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus, Washington, DC, June 3, 2024. Fauci was to many, the public face of government response to the coronavirus and a frequent target of Republican lawmakers' ire arising from the shutdown.

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#9572384

11 Feb 2023

A mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. a mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. The Government Epidemiology Unit says a total of 31162 suspected dengue cases were reported for the year 2020, and 8047 suspected dengue cases were reported all over the island from January 2023 up until now.

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11 Feb 2023

A mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. a mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. The Government Epidemiology Unit says a total of 31162 suspected dengue cases were reported for the year 2020, and 8047 suspected dengue cases were reported all over the island from January 2023 up until now.

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11 Feb 2023

A mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. a mosquito seen in Beddagana Wetland Park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 11, 2023. The Government Epidemiology Unit says a total of 31162 suspected dengue cases were reported for the year 2020, and 8047 suspected dengue cases were reported all over the island from January 2023 up until now.

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#5693852

11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers are seen through a window of a train as they maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 virus in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew . According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported cases of 863 so far but the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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#5693858

11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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#5693860

11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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#5693862

11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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#5693864

11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers maintain social distancing while waiting for a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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#5693868

11 May 2020

A Sri Lankan Soldier looks on inside a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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11 May 2020

Sri Lankan Soldiers look on inside a train at Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 May 2020. Thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers have been deployed by Sri Lankan government since March when curfew was imposed across the country to assist with efforts to minimize the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka.  The Sri Lankan Government led by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa re-started most of the state and private sector services on Monday (11) in Colombo amid the curfew imposed. According to the Covid-19 situation report (11 May 2020) issued by Sri Lanka's Epidemiology Unit of  Ministry of Health,  Sri Lankan Military soldiers (majority Navy Soldiers)  account for 440 Covid-19 positive cases out of the total reported 863 so far and the Director General of Health Services , Dr.Anil Jasinghe stated that the Navy soldiers cluster is under controlled.  

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