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Buruku PHCs and Disability Exclusion: How Poor Infrastructure, Staffing Gaps and Inaccessible Design Deny Persons With Disabilities Primary Healthcare in Benue State
This report examines the state of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, revealing how chronic infrastructure deficits, staffing shortages and poor facility design create invisible but powerful barriers for persons with disabilities. Using data from the CheckMyPHC platform and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the article highlights gaps in electricity, water supply, delivery rooms, skilled birth attendants and essential medical equipment. Beyond these systemic failures, it exposes how uneven terrain, inadequate ramps, lack of signage, poor lighting and absence of disability-inclusive communication tools systematically exclude people with mobility, visual and hearing impairments. The findings underscore how these shortcomings undermine maternal and child health, weaken community trust and contradict Nigeria’s commitment to equitable healthcare under Sustainable Development Goal 3, calling for targeted funding, inclusive planning and stronger accountability at local and state levels.
This report examines the state of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, revealing how chronic infrastructure deficits, staffing shortages and poor facility design create invisible but powerful barriers for persons with disabilities. Using data from the CheckMyPHC platform and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the article highlights gaps in electricity, water supply, delivery rooms, skilled birth attendants and essential medical equipment. Beyond these systemic failures, it exposes how uneven terrain, inadequate ramps, lack of signage, poor lighting and absence of disability-inclusive communication tools systematically exclude people with mobility, visual and hearing impairments. The findings underscore how these shortcomings undermine maternal and child health, weaken community trust and contradict Nigeria’s commitment to equitable healthcare under Sustainable Development Goal 3, calling for targeted funding, inclusive planning and stronger accountability at local and state levels.
Buruku PHCs and Disability Exclusion: How Poor Infrastructure, Staffing Gaps and Inaccessible Design Deny Persons With Disabilities Primary Healthcare in Benue State
This report examines the state of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, revealing how chronic infrastructure deficits, staffing shortages and poor facility design create invisible but powerful barriers for persons with disabilities. Using data from the CheckMyPHC platform and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), the article highlights gaps in electricity, water supply, delivery rooms, skilled birth attendants and essential medical equipment. Beyond these systemic failures, it exposes how uneven terrain, inadequate ramps, lack of signage, poor lighting and absence of disability-inclusive communication tools systematically exclude people with mobility, visual and hearing impairments. The findings underscore how these shortcomings undermine maternal and child health, weaken community trust and contradict Nigeria’s commitment to equitable healthcare under Sustainable Development Goal 3, calling for targeted funding, inclusive planning and stronger accountability at local and state levels.
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