 From Benway State comes the report that the Ministry of Health says it has activated a state multi-sectoral emergency operations center for following a risk assessment that placed the state at a very high risk of increased transmission within and beyond its borders. Commissioner for Health and Human Services Yama Otesse said these are the press conference in McCordy, the state capital. He also revealed that the dreaded Lassa fever has claimed a total of 13 lives in nine local government areas of Benway State. Otesse said the state's situation report of the current outbreak from 1 November 2023 to 2 March 2024 shows a total of 725 suspected cases, 55 confirmed cases with 13 deaths, two probable cases and a case fatality rate of 23.6 percent. Following a risk assessment that placed the state at a very high risk of increased Lassa fever transmission within and beyond its borders, Benway State Ministry of Health activated state multi-sectoral emergency operation center for Lassa fever. The state is also currently experiencing outbreaks of measles where we have 256 suspected cases and 31 confirmed cases across five local government areas of Buruku, Guay East, Guay West, Logo, Ushongo and Vanika. The state team has responded to the situation and our surveillance officers are following the following the events very closely.