Benue Govt cracks down on illegal health facilities.
The Benue State Ministry of Health and Human Services has commenced a statewide clampdown on illegal health facilities, with an enforcement operation in Vandeikya Local Government Area.
During the exercise, several facilities were targeted, including Num Clinic, Msendoo Clinic & Maternity, Alex Clinic & Maternity, and others, which were sealed for various violations, such as operating without licenses, maintaining unhygienic premises, poor waste management, and employing unqualified personnel.
The inspection team discovered deplorable conditions at some facilities, including a heap of medical waste, used syringes, and blades dumped in front of a theatre, and foul-smelling open gutters running behind maternity windows, while at another facility, it was discovered that the clinic shared space with a residential unit, rabbit pens, and bags of local beans stored inside the theatre, some stained with blood.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Dr. Beatrice Tsavmbu, who described some clinics as "potential death traps" and warned that patronizing unregistered clinics is a "suicide mission", announced that the Ministry is working to ensure that only licensed and standard medical centers operate in the state, while encouraging residents to seek care at approved government facilities.
Tsavmbu revealed that Governor Hyacinth Alia is currently constructing modern, well-equipped health centers across the state, and residents are encouraged to utilize these facilities.
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