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When a woman is in labour, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Probably grabbing the already packed hospital bag and ensuring the woman gets to the hospital on time. Not so for residents of some communities in Osun State, South West Nigeria. When a pregnant woman is in labour, the first point of call for residents of these communities is the local water vendor, commonly called “meruwa”.
On 20 August 2022, 70-year-old Umaru Kalenjeni, a resident of the Kalenjeni community, rushed his pregnant daughter-in-law, Asmau Sanni, to the General Hospital in Binji, Sokoto, when she fell into labour.
The federal government has deemed it fit that two thousand naira (N2,000) would be enough in the year 2020 to provide for the healthcare of each of the estimated 200 million Nigerians. This is according to the meagre 427.3 billion naira being budgeted for Healthcare in the proposed 2020 national budget.
