The Emir of Jiwa in the FCT, Alhaji Idris Musa, has called
for the intervention of the FCT Administration in the provision of primary
healthcare services.....
Musa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He blamed the overstretching of existing
healthcare centers in the territory on increasing population. The emir said
that the Area Councils funding of the Primary Health Care would not meet demand
of healthcare services. “The populations of today in FCT because of the
security challenges we are having in this county, 3,000 people enter Abuja but
1,000 people go out. “The remaining one remains inside, so if you go to
satellite towns, 10 people live in a room. “When you look at the percentage of
the size of the primary healthcare and the size of the population that are
there, it’s inadequate,” he said. The monarch lamented the challenges faced by
residents of Jiwa community and environs particularly during delivery. “FCTA
has to do something in the satellite towns to reduce the suffering of the
masses in accessing healthcare especially among pregnant women. “We have
recorded several deaths among our women who in the course of delivery, are
referred to the general hospital in Gwarimpa. “The challenge is that, in most
cases the vehicle conveying the patient are held on the road by gridlock and
before you know it the patient gives up,” he added.
The Emir of Jiwa in the
FCT, Alhaji Idris Musa, has called for the intervention of the FCT
Administration in the provision of primary healthcare services.
Musa made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Sunday in Abuja.
He blamed the overstretching of existing healthcare centres in the
territory on increasing population.
The emir said that the Area Councils funding of the Primary Health Care
would not meet demand of healthcare services.
“The populations of today in FCT because of the security challenges we
are having in this county, 3,000 people enter Abuja but 1,000 people go
out.
“The remaining one remains inside, so if you go to satellite towns, 10
people live in a room.
“When you look at the percentage of the size of the primary healthcare
and the size of the population that are there, it’s inadequate,” he
said.
The monarch lamented the challenges faced by residents of Jiwa community
and environs particularly during delivery.
“FCTA has to do something in the satellite towns to reduce the suffering
of the masses in accessing healthcare especially among pregnant women.
“We have recorded several deaths among our women who in the course of
delivery, are referred to the general hospital in Gwarimpa.
“The challenge is that, in most cases the vehicle conveying the patient
are held on the road by gridlock and before you know it the patient
gives up,” he added.
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/abuja-times/emir-seeks-fcta-intervention-primary-healthcare-provision/
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/abuja-times/emir-seeks-fcta-intervention-primary-healthcare-provision/
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