Health is wealth ,it is a saying that is very popular among our people, true ,health is wealth, it is when you are healthy that you can do anything.
Unfortunately, in this part of the world, our people are in need of proper medication, unfortunately, it is lacking due to insufficient medical facilities and personnel.
And where you have health facilities ,most of them are in bad shape, no equipments.
This is the case of Mokwa, the headquarters of Mokwa Local Government, The town is the fifth biggest in Niger State .Its location is very strategic ,it is the gateway between the southern and northern part of Nigeria.
Mokwa General Hospital was established in the year 1986 ,it is one of the biggest hospitals in Niger State ,unfortunately ,the hospital in deplorable state, with insufficient medical personnel.
The Hospital need quick intervention from Niger State government ,all the structures are in bad shape, most of the roofs are linking whenever it rain for the past three years .sixteen nurses were transferred to other hospitals with out replacement.
The hospital used to have two medical corpers doctors and six permanent medical doctors , today, the hospital is left with only 2 medical doctors. this is a hospital that receive more than 100 accident victims in some days due to the location of the hospital .
The hospital mortuary & generator set has been vandalize by scavengers due to poor security, the hospital has no fence since it was established making it vulnerable to scavengers.
Whenever their is no power supply from PHCN ,activities in the hospital stopped.
The hospital laboratory is also not in good condition.
Our prayers to Niger state government and other health agencies are :
The Hospital need major renovation, total overhauling.
The Hospital should be fenced.
The laboratory should be equipped.
More doctors and other medical personnel should be deployed to the hospital with immediate effect.
The pharmaceutical store should be stock with more drugs .
The road leading to the hospital should be renovated.
In view of the above, it is glaringly that Mokwa General Hospital has been neglected for a very long time ,It is time the state government do the needful. We also seek help from health donors to come to the rescue of the people as lives are been lost on daily basis due to the deplorable nature of the hospital.
Usman Gana for Mokwa Community.
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