Akwa Ibom Residents Raise Alarm Over Abandoned Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, Call It Public Hazard
Residents of Etim Ekpo LGA in Akwa Ibom State have condemned the dilapidated state of the Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, describing it as a public hazard rather than a functioning hospital.
The civic tech platform MonITNG highlighted that the centre, the only public healthcare facility for thousands in the area, suffers from a leaking and partially collapsed roof, broken windows, cracked walls, no electricity, and unsafe wards. Patients, including pregnant women, sick children, and the elderly, are forced to travel long distances for care, often at great cost and risk.
MonITNG emphasized that this neglect reflects systemic failures across the state’s healthcare sector, noting that billions of naira allocated annually have not translated into functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The platform called on both the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health to take immediate, tangible action to safeguard citizens’ access to basic healthcare.
Residents of Etim Ekpo LGA in Akwa Ibom State have condemned the dilapidated state of the Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, describing it as a public hazard rather than a functioning hospital.
The civic tech platform MonITNG highlighted that the centre, the only public healthcare facility for thousands in the area, suffers from a leaking and partially collapsed roof, broken windows, cracked walls, no electricity, and unsafe wards. Patients, including pregnant women, sick children, and the elderly, are forced to travel long distances for care, often at great cost and risk.
MonITNG emphasized that this neglect reflects systemic failures across the state’s healthcare sector, noting that billions of naira allocated annually have not translated into functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The platform called on both the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health to take immediate, tangible action to safeguard citizens’ access to basic healthcare.
Akwa Ibom Residents Raise Alarm Over Abandoned Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, Call It Public Hazard
Residents of Etim Ekpo LGA in Akwa Ibom State have condemned the dilapidated state of the Mathew Udo Ekpo Memorial Health Centre, describing it as a public hazard rather than a functioning hospital.
The civic tech platform MonITNG highlighted that the centre, the only public healthcare facility for thousands in the area, suffers from a leaking and partially collapsed roof, broken windows, cracked walls, no electricity, and unsafe wards. Patients, including pregnant women, sick children, and the elderly, are forced to travel long distances for care, often at great cost and risk.
MonITNG emphasized that this neglect reflects systemic failures across the state’s healthcare sector, noting that billions of naira allocated annually have not translated into functional Primary Health Centres (PHCs). The platform called on both the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Federal Ministry of Health to take immediate, tangible action to safeguard citizens’ access to basic healthcare.
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