Abuja has 15 public secondary hospitals but they are now insufficient as the Nigerian capital's population has more than doubled.
Abuja has 15 public secondary hospitals but they are now insufficient as the Nigeria n capital's population has more than doubled.
Mrs Ugochukwu would not have needed to be taken to Gwagwalada if a secondary healthcare facility was close to where the family lives in Lugbe. She started bleeding late in her second trimester. At the nearest primary healthcare facility, the bleeding did not stop. She was advised to seek care at a general hospital 29.1 kilometres away in Kuje Area Council.
Many in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, can relate to Mr Ugochukwu's story, particularly those living in the satellite towns. They travel long distances to access care due to insufficient secondary healthcare facilities in the territory. However, patients living in those areas who cannot pay out-of-pocket for care at privately owned clinics must make the long journey to Wuse, Asokoro, Maitama, Kuje, and other public secondary healthcare facilities.The federal capital is administered by the Federal Capital Territory Administration , headed by a minister appointed by the president.
Several communities in Abuja, like Kado, Mpape and DeiDei face similar experiences as Lugbe. However, Lugbe's case is unique because it was not included in the original Abuja Master Plan. People in Lugbe and its environs may have to continue taking long trips to access medical services. Many people in the community said they go to Asokoro District Hospital, Maitama District Hospital, and Wuse General Hospital, the three main public secondary healthcare centres in the city centre, because they are the closest and have relatively good services.
In contrast, the ten semi-urban district hospitals and satellite district hospitals combined got N9.7 billion as personnel and overhead costs. "When there is a population explosion, essential services will suffer. Abuja has a master plan, and if this master plan had been looked into and reviewed, the administrators would have been able to know what is needed. Along the airport road, the population explosion is so huge, and yet, access to healthcare services is a mirage to the people. They depend on high-cost private healthcare centres, which are not properly equipped," he said.There was a problem processing your submission.
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