In Osun, understaffed, under-equipped PHCs can’t provide essential services to patients

In Osun, understaffed, under-equipped PHCs can’t provide essential services to patients Odeyinka PHC location

Eunice Ogundele, the only health worker in the PHC in Odeyinka, said the report she got indicated that the woman lost a lot of blood and never got well until she died.“I was told that the child began to show very serious signs of illness. They took the baby to the hospital but I guess it was too late. The woman’s husband came back to pack their things and left for Cotonou after the child died,” Mrs Ogundele, a health technician, told PREMIUM TIMES.Nigerians need credible journalism.

Virtually everything in the centre was old, damaged or dilapidated. The building’s perimeter fence and entrance door were an eyesore. About a dozen officials of the PHCs who did not want their names mentioned because they were not authorised to speak, told this newspaper that they refer patients to the general hospitals or other hospitals due to their facilities’ lack of competence and facilities.

Over 10 communities rely on this PHC which lacks adequate power supply , and no sufficient medical equipment.The PHC in Eripa also lacked adequate staff despite admitting over 300 patients monthly and over 3,000 patients annually, according to an official document shown to this reporter. She revealed that she is paid a monthly salary of N10,000 despite her qualifications, which she did not disclose to this newspaper.There were seven health workers in Popo-Olupona PHC in Aiyedire South LGA. However, the centre did not have support staff such as cleaners, gardeners and security personnel.

The Alma-Ata Conference also specified eight minimum health service areas that have since been referred to in many places as the minimum service components of PHC. NPHCDA also noted that a PHC must be connected to the national grid and other regular alternative power sources, have a sanitary waste collection point and a waste disposal site, be clearly signposted – visible from both entry and exit points – be fenced and have a generator and gatehouses. Also, staff accommodation of 2 units of 1-bedroom flats should be provided within the premises.

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