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At the Primary Health Centre, Kuduru in the Bwari Area Council of Abuja, it was discovered that there has never been any form of power supply in the past four years since the centre started operating.
“We have never had light or water in the centre” said an official who also prefers not to be named.
The centre was commissioned in May 2011 and started operation in 2013.
“In all these years, we have never had light or water. We buy water on a regular basis from Mai ruwa (water vendor)”.
Asked how the centre operates at night without light, the official said “We run only one shift daily. We resume 8 a.m. and close by 4 or 5 p.m., depending on the day’s work.
“When there is a delivery and the labour room is dark, we make use of rechargeable lamp. That’s the only option since we do not have a standby generator.
“The residents already know our plight and the reasons we close early, so when there is a case of delivery after that time, they go to other health clinics”.
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