Health Denial: Inside Rigasa General Hospital Where One Doctor Serves Millions—Unconscious Patients Wait, Die, or Leave
Despite having an unconscious patient who needed emergency attention, we waited for about 5 hours without medical observation. We had no option but to go to a far-distant health facility—Mrs Ummuhani Abdulrahamn told Daily Episode, crying for her son’s survival. “Had I known there was no
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Surviving Hard in a Thirsty Community with No Access to Water, Electricity
“For the well-being, hygiene, and survival of humans, water is a necessity. However, the Kwaru community in the Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State in northwestern Nigeria has been deprived of this essential resource, along with electricity, which has become as rare as gold
Read MoreReaching Communities With Free Medical Care
As the delivery of health services keeps declining, many communities and disadvantaged families suffer the consequences of negligence, poor infrastructure, corruption, a shortage of medical health personnel, and a lack of medical facilities and standard medication in many parts of Nigerian communities. To that effect, many
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Infectious Diseases That Kill, Spread Through Indiscriminate Spitting
Despite the risk involved in contracting many life-threatening diseases through spite and sneezing, many people around the world engage in the longtime attitude of indiscriminate spitting in public places, especially in Africa, with Nigeria as a case study. In today’s world, COVID-19 seems to be one
Read MoreArmy Offers Free Medical Services to Thousands of Civilians In Kaduna
For many decades, The Nigerian army has been known on the battlefield, fighting the insurgency and criminals in a bid to restore peace in the country. Unlike the usual time, over 1,000 residents of Rigasa, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state benefited from
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