SPECIAL REPORT: In some South-west states of Nigeria, primary health centres prescribe death

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'There are emergency situations that I would not know what to do because there is nothing to help patients inside the clinic. Any labouring pregnant patient that comes used to bring oxytocin, pad, cotton wool, spirit, and toilet roll before we could help them deliver a baby.'

he New Year of 2022 arrived with death for the Boladejis. On that day, Tawa Boladeji was taking her five-year-old to the hospital in Ede, Osun State. The child never made it to the hospital.

Agbinpa Health Centre is the only clinic in the village serving over 100 inhabitants, mostly farmers. It had become infamous within the community for allegedly causing the death of several children. So, for the inhabitants, getting treatment there is no longer an option. A nurse in charge of the health centre admitted the clinic’s infamy and blamed it on the lack of support from the government.

Like Mrs Boladeji, another inhabitant who identified herself as Mummy Samad said she also lost her three-year-old son while taking him to the hospital outside the village.e used to feel sick and I always take him to the hospital in the city for treatment, since there is no good medical treatment here. He died three days after complaining of malaria. He died around 4 p.m. while I was rushing him to the hospital,” she said.

A professor of Medical Laboratory Science, Oladele Hassan, said the practice of women giving birth on a mat in the open is condemnable. During a recent visit to the community, Tolani Olatunji sat outside her home and stared into the distance.

 

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Have You been to UCH, IBADAN, UBTH, BENIN, Federal Medical Centers at OSHOGBO, EKITI, hmmmmmmm it's worse than Where they slaughter cows👎👎👎👎👎👎 They charge patients even for LIGHT 😲

This is a hit piece. Why South West States? Is primary health care anything to write home about in any state for that matter?!

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