Department Overview

The Department of Community Medicine at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, was created in 2009.

The pioneer Head of Department was Prof James O. Bamidele (2009-2015). The subsequent HODs were Dr Olusola O. Odu (2015-2017), Dr Eyitope O. Amu (2017-2019), Dr Samson A. Deji (2019-2021), Prof Olusola O. Odu (2021-2023), Dr Samson A. Deji (2023-2024) and Prof Eyitope O. Amu who is the current HOD (from September 2024)

The Department presently has eight (8) Consultants Public Health Physicians viz: Prof James O. Bamidele, Prof Olusola O. Odu, Prof Eyitope O. Amu, Dr Samson A. Deji, Dr Oluremi O. Solomon, Dr Paul O. Ajayi and Dr Mojoyinola Adeosun.

The Department plays a pivotal role in improving the health and well-being of the community through preventive care, health education, and public health interventions. It aims to reduce the burden of diseases and health disparities through the promotion of healthy lifestyles, early detection, prevention of diseases and rehabilitation of those who have come down with one disease condition or the other. It is also plays a pivotal role in the training of health care workers.

Mission

To promote community health by providing preventive, promotive and curative services, conducting Public Health research, and fostering partnerships to improve health outcomes in Ekiti State and its environ.

Vision

To be a leading Department in Public Health that advances disease prevention, improvement of health literacy, training of medical and allied health care workers in the field of Public Health and conducting innovative researches.

Key Objectives

The primary goals of the Department include:

Disease Prevention: To prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious and non-communicable diseases through vaccination, health screening, and educational campaigns.

Health Education: To empower communities with the knowledge to make informed health decisions and adopt healthier lifestyles.

Health Promotion: To encourage preventive healthcare practices like vaccination, regular check-ups, sanitation, nutrition, clinical consultations and treatment of endemic/epidemic diseases.

Public Health Research: To conduct research that helps identify health needs and trends in the community as well as effective interventions that meet these needs.

Organizational Structure

The Department is structured to effectively address preventive, promotive and curative public health needs. The Department has three (3) practice areas which include Community Medicine Department EKSUTH, Comprehensive Health Centre, Oke-Ila, Ado Ekiti (the urban practice area) and Comprehensive Health Centre Igbemo-Ekiti (the rural practice area).

Community Medicine Department, EKSUTH, Ado-Ekiti

Staff Clinic: The Staff clinic is saddled with the following responsibilities:

Pre-employment, periodic and special screenings on the members of staff of the hospital and provision of preventive, promotive and curative health services for them. It serves as an outpatient clinic to treat the members of staff for various illnesses from where they are referred for specialist care when necessary.

Infant/Child Welfare Clinic: The clinic is saddled with the responsibility of providing promotive, preventive and curative services not only to children under one year but also those above one year whose caregivers bring their younger ones for immunization clinic.

Nutrition Clinic: This clinic provides nutritional related promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services. Services provided include nutrition education, food demonstration, treatment and rehabilitation of those with nutrition related disorders.

Immunization Clinic: This clinic offers immunization services to children and also adults clients who need special vaccines. The growth monitoring and immunization clinics hold every day of the week.

Comprehensive Health Centre, Oke-Ila, Ado-Ekiti:

This is the urban practice area of the Department. This centre has facilities for observation and admission of patients when necessary. It also provides the following services:

Reproductive health services: This includes provision of antenatal care, delivery of pregnancies with low risk, family planning information, education and communication services, Adolescent friendly clinic, e.t.c

Immunization clinic

Nutrition clinic

General outpatient clinic, where various endemic diseases are attended to.

School Health Clinic.

Community Outreaches and other field activities

Comprehensive Health Centre, Igbemo-Ekiti

This serves as the rural practice area for the Department. This centre has facilities for observation and admission of patients when necessary. It also provides the following services:

Reproductive health services: This includes provision of antenatal care, delivery of pregnancies with low risk, family planning information, education and communication services.

Immunization clinic

Nutrition clinic

General outpatient clinic, where various endemic diseases are attended to.

Community Outreaches and other field activities