Also, the chairman, Guild of Medical Directors , FCT Chapter, Dr Wisdom Ihejieto, said the astronomical increase in the cost of diesel had in no small way led to the exceedingly increased cost of running hospitals, thus making operators of such facilities spend three-to-four times what was considered normal few weeks ago.
This, the physician said, will essentially lead to high cost of medical treatment to the ordinary patients, thus negatively affecting the prospects of achieving the Universal Health Coverage . “Most businesses, especially in the healthcare delivery space, are closing down or reducing essential hours of operation to almost half,” he lamented.
“We do a lot of research and our samples are usually stored in the refrigerator of minus 80 . When there is no electricity, it is a major setback,” he said. Ojekhekpen said they could run the hospital for an average of about N4 million on diesel then, but now they spend about N20 million on diesel monthly.
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