Vibrio cholerae bacteria in small intestine, 3D illustration. Bacterium which causes cholera disease and is transmitted by contaminated waterNo fewer than 918 primary healthcare centres across 32 states have halted operations in 2021, denying citizens access to quality healthcare services despite the raging cholera epidemic that has affected over 88,000 and killed more than 3,200 people.
The information was contained in a document obtained from the Health Facilities Registry of the Federal Ministry of Health. However, four years down the line, reports say that the government has yet to implement its promise to revitalise the PHCs with the existing ones in deplorable conditions.revealed that out of the 918 PHCs that halted operations, 81 of them have been closed permanently with 837 closed temporarily, subject to re-opening.
Other states with closed PHCs include Abia 1; Akwa-Ibom 2; Bauchi 2; Benue 16; Cross Rivers 8; Delta 9; Ebonyi 1; Edo 7; Ekiti 5; Enugu 4; Gombe 5; Imo 2; Jigawa 2; Kaduna 45, Kano 10; Katsina 42; Kebbi 35; Kogi 23; Kwara 23; Nasarawa 22; Niger 39; Ogun 19; Osun 35; Oyo 30; Ondo 1; Plateau 12; Sokoto 5; Taraba 49; Yobe 67 and Zamfara State 2.
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