The hike in the prices of goods and services, especially healthcare, istaking its toll on pregnant women, who have resorted to patronising Traditional Birth Attendants in Calabar.
Findings revealed that there is a surge in the practice and patronage, because of the high cost of accessing healthcare in private and government-owned hospitals and clinics in the state. Beyond this, she said that the cost of the too many laboratory tests required during antenatal visits is unbearable.
Many others, who spoke, also attributed this development mainly to the high cost of doctors’ consultations, hospital bills, and drugs.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.The Federal Government has rolled out the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to empower Nano businesses as part of the presidential palliative programme.
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