Aisami primary health centre needs government’s intervention
Primary Health Centres are government owned rural health care facilities. The concept was officially launched in 1978 at a World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF conference in Alma – Ata in the former Soviet Union. The aim of these health centres is to provide accessible and affordable health care facilities for all, especially at the grassroots. Some […]
Primary Health Centres are government owned rural health care facilities. The concept was officially launched in 1978 at a World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF conference in Alma – Ata in the former Soviet Union. The aim of these health centres is to provide accessible and affordable health care facilities for all, especially at the grassroots. Some basic elements of Primary Health Centres are; health education, immunization, maternal and child health care, family planning, provision of good water and basic sanitation, appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries, vaccination among others. Aisami Primary Health Centre in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State, mirrors what is obtainable in several health centres across the country, especially in the rural areas.
Aisami Primary Health Centre which is situated on Ayagi road, Kabuga District in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State is one facility that needs urgent attention. It is a facility that attends to over 7,000 people, but has only seven staff. First, it has no sign post for easy identification. Secondly, it lacks basic amenities. Though tests are carried out there, modern equipment are needed for better results. Also, a refrigerator or air conditioner is needed to keep the drugs effective as the temperature in Kano is very hot and could affect the potency of the drugs. The building is dilapidated and appears not to have been renovated in a very long time. I commend the efforts of the community leaders in ensuring that the hospital is fenced. But the community leaders cannot do it alone as more work still needs to be done. I call on the government to come to the aid of the people of Aisami and renovate the PHC as this will not only save the lives of the residents but also generations yet unborn.
Deborah Phillips wrote from the Department of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano