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Amid the crisis in the health sector, the Nigerian government led by President Muhammed Buhari has approved a total of N44.33 billion for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies as travel costs.
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”.
Most Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Imo State have less than half of the basic utilities needed to run a primary healthcare facility, a recent survey of PHCs in Nigeria has revealed.
A picture of 34,173 Primary Healthcare Centres catering for a population of over 200 million is pretty bad. But what if we told you that of that sum, only 6000 were functional? Or that only 57% of the sum can boast of five hours of electricity; that’s not even one-quarter of a day! The Good Governance Team with support from the Heinrich Böll Stiftung unearthed these findings in a report. The recent document highlights the poor state of infrastructure, human resources, and service provision at PHCs across the country.
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Gaining access to Nigeria’s public health facilities is now like passing through the Nigerian Police checkpoint. While ₦50 might see you through a police checkpoint on a bright day, Dataphyte research has shown that ₦100 is the least you can pay for easy access to a health facility. In both cases, either you pay or you are delayed while those after you gain access once they comply.
