Bauchi Community Primary Health Centre Unsafe, Lacks Electricity, Drugs, Beds and Skilled Staff Despite ₦93bn Health Budget – Report
A civic technology organisation, MonITNG, has raised serious concerns over the deplorable condition of Bujala Basic Health Care Centre in Tiyin B Ward, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, describing the facility as unsafe and a symbol of long-standing government neglect. The centre, which serves over 2,500 residents and nearby villages, reportedly lacks electricity, essential drugs, functional toilets, proper patient record systems, and basic medical equipment.
According to observations by the Tracka team, the health centre’s building has deep structural cracks, a leaking roof, and only three beds without mattresses. The laboratory is completely unequipped, while the labour room is empty, forcing pregnant women to give birth at home without skilled medical care, exposing mothers and newborns to preventable risks and deaths.
Staffing at the facility is critically inadequate, with just one Junior Community Health Extension Worker, one maternity attendant, and two volunteers attending to the healthcare needs of the entire community. MonITNG noted that this neglect persists despite Bauchi State allocating about ₦93 billion to health and education in its 2024 budget.
The organisation also highlighted alleged mismanagement of public funds, citing reports of ₦4.65 billion earmarked for motorcycles that were never delivered—funds it said could have been used to rehabilitate at least 46 primary health centres across the state. MonITNG called on the Bauchi State Government, the Ministry of Health, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), and Warji Local Government to urgently rebuild and equip the facility, provide electricity and clean water, supply beds and essential drugs, and deploy qualified health workers.
Residents of Bujala community have joined civil society groups in demanding immediate intervention, warning that the continued neglect of the health centre leaves thousands vulnerable to preventable diseases, maternal complications, and avoidable loss of life.
A civic technology organisation, MonITNG, has raised serious concerns over the deplorable condition of Bujala Basic Health Care Centre in Tiyin B Ward, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, describing the facility as unsafe and a symbol of long-standing government neglect. The centre, which serves over 2,500 residents and nearby villages, reportedly lacks electricity, essential drugs, functional toilets, proper patient record systems, and basic medical equipment.
According to observations by the Tracka team, the health centre’s building has deep structural cracks, a leaking roof, and only three beds without mattresses. The laboratory is completely unequipped, while the labour room is empty, forcing pregnant women to give birth at home without skilled medical care, exposing mothers and newborns to preventable risks and deaths.
Staffing at the facility is critically inadequate, with just one Junior Community Health Extension Worker, one maternity attendant, and two volunteers attending to the healthcare needs of the entire community. MonITNG noted that this neglect persists despite Bauchi State allocating about ₦93 billion to health and education in its 2024 budget.
The organisation also highlighted alleged mismanagement of public funds, citing reports of ₦4.65 billion earmarked for motorcycles that were never delivered—funds it said could have been used to rehabilitate at least 46 primary health centres across the state. MonITNG called on the Bauchi State Government, the Ministry of Health, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), and Warji Local Government to urgently rebuild and equip the facility, provide electricity and clean water, supply beds and essential drugs, and deploy qualified health workers.
Residents of Bujala community have joined civil society groups in demanding immediate intervention, warning that the continued neglect of the health centre leaves thousands vulnerable to preventable diseases, maternal complications, and avoidable loss of life.
Bauchi Community Primary Health Centre Unsafe, Lacks Electricity, Drugs, Beds and Skilled Staff Despite ₦93bn Health Budget – Report
A civic technology organisation, MonITNG, has raised serious concerns over the deplorable condition of Bujala Basic Health Care Centre in Tiyin B Ward, Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State, describing the facility as unsafe and a symbol of long-standing government neglect. The centre, which serves over 2,500 residents and nearby villages, reportedly lacks electricity, essential drugs, functional toilets, proper patient record systems, and basic medical equipment.
According to observations by the Tracka team, the health centre’s building has deep structural cracks, a leaking roof, and only three beds without mattresses. The laboratory is completely unequipped, while the labour room is empty, forcing pregnant women to give birth at home without skilled medical care, exposing mothers and newborns to preventable risks and deaths.
Staffing at the facility is critically inadequate, with just one Junior Community Health Extension Worker, one maternity attendant, and two volunteers attending to the healthcare needs of the entire community. MonITNG noted that this neglect persists despite Bauchi State allocating about ₦93 billion to health and education in its 2024 budget.
The organisation also highlighted alleged mismanagement of public funds, citing reports of ₦4.65 billion earmarked for motorcycles that were never delivered—funds it said could have been used to rehabilitate at least 46 primary health centres across the state. MonITNG called on the Bauchi State Government, the Ministry of Health, the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA), and Warji Local Government to urgently rebuild and equip the facility, provide electricity and clean water, supply beds and essential drugs, and deploy qualified health workers.
Residents of Bujala community have joined civil society groups in demanding immediate intervention, warning that the continued neglect of the health centre leaves thousands vulnerable to preventable diseases, maternal complications, and avoidable loss of life.
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