Yaba hospital admits 727 psychiatric patients in 2019 | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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In addition to the 727 patients admitted in 2019, a total of 61,154 patients also visited the hospital. YabaLeft MentalHealth Nigeria

Ogun, made the disclosure at the hospital’s 2019 Presentation of the Medical Director Score Card in Lagos.

According to her, the number of psychiatric patients under observation rose from 89 patients in 2018 to 262 patients in 2019, which represents 194 per cent increase. She explained that the hospital had requested for more psychiatric doctors the Civil Service Commission as resident doctors of the hospital embarked on one month strike in August this year due to shortage of doctors.

On the way forward for 2020, Ogun said the hospital management hoped to intensify public/private partnership efforts towards the maintenance of all hospital structures, roads, kerbs and drainages.

 

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