By fact-check News
Despite its proximity to the state capital, Sangere community which play host to about 10,000 residents, lacks a number of social amenities including a good hospital, this paper can authoritatively reveal.
The only existing medical facility in the community is a dispensary being operated by AFCOTT Nigeria Ltd, an agricultural based supply company located at Ngurore, along Numan highway.
A number of residents, including two ward heads interviewed by this paper said, the only services which they get free of charge is routine immunization, administered on children between 1-5 years to prevent the five child-killer diseases and to a large extent, antenatal care for pregnant women.
A survey conducted by this paper indicated that, the compliance on immunization is almost 100% as people have accepted it as one of the basic survival strategies to prevent their children for dying very early in life.
There is also a convergence of agreement on the fact that sensitization programs on Radio, have played very key roles in creating awareness around the two subjects, hence enhancing their acceptability by all and sundry as almost all the respondents said they receive a lot of information from the radio.
Idris Misa representative of ward head of Sangere B, Umaru Musa,
Idris Misa representative of ward head of Sangere B, Umaru Musa,
They noted that, radio sensitization, has helped in slaying some age-long myths that immunization is a future population control mechanism, to depopulate the country.
Responding to enquiries by this medium, Umaru Sale Sangere, the ward head of Sangere A, said, the compliance on immunization by both community and the healthcare providers was total and comprehensive.
“There is total compliance by the people and the workers as immunization has become part of our daily lives.
Adamu Mohammed, a resident of Sangere
Adamu Mohammed, a resident of Sangere
“Because of its acceptability, we have not recorded epidemic in respect of the child killer diseases as they have become things of the past.
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” We get a lot of information from the radio stations and also by the health workers especially at the dispensary,” he said.
While urging the government to come to their rescue by building a befitting hospital, the ward head said it is insensitive for the government to allow a community of about 10,000 residents to exist without a healthcare facility, saying that the development has nixed any attempt of providing a robust antenatal and postnatal services to women and children.
“This is a community of about 10,000 people but we are yet to get even a primary healthcare facility. The only medical facility we have is the one operated by AFCOTT. Although pregnant women receive basic postnatal care, they have to be referred to other hospitals for more complex challenges.
“We want the government to come to our rescue in this regard as our daughters go through serious pains when they encounter complex challenges during pregnancy,” the ward head said.
Also corroborating the ward head, a resident of the community, Abdulkadir Audu, said routine immunization in the area is total and comprehensive.
“Sometimes they administer the immunization more than three times in a year. And there is total compliance by the people as I never heard anyone rejecting the service. Right now as I’m talking to you, immunization is taking place.
” We must acknowledge the role played by the electronic media including radio and TV stations to shore up positive public perceptions around immunization. But we need government to build a hospital for us because going by our population, we deserve to get one,” he said.
In his submission, an elder in the community, Joel Elam appreciates the roles played by the traditional institution, especially the ward heads towards the overall success of the exercise.
“We must acknowledge and appreciate the pragmatic roles being played by the traditional institution especially the ward heads for always mobilizing the people to partake in the exercise
Responding to enquiries by this medium, Umaru Sale Sangere, the ward head of Sangere A, said, the compliance on immunization by both community and the healthcare providers was total and comprehensive.
“There is total compliance by the people and the workers as immunization has become part of our daily lives.
Adamu Mohammed, a resident of Sangere
Adamu Mohammed, a resident of Sangere
“Because of its acceptability, we have not recorded epidemic in respect of the child killer diseases as they have become things of the past.
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” We get a lot of information from the radio stations and also by the health workers especially at the dispensary,” he said.
While urging the government to come to their rescue by building a befitting hospital, the ward head said it is insensitive for the government to allow a community of about 10,000 residents to exist without a healthcare facility, saying that the development has nixed any attempt of providing a robust antenatal and postnatal services to women and children.
“This is a community of about 10,000 people but we are yet to get even a primary healthcare facility. The only medical facility we have is the one operated by AFCOTT. Although pregnant women receive basic postnatal care, they have to be referred to other hospitals for more complex challenges.
“We want the government to come to our rescue in this regard as our daughters go through serious pains when they encounter complex challenges during pregnancy,” the ward head said.
Also corroborating the ward head, a resident of the community, Abdulkadir Audu, said routine immunization in the area is total and comprehensive.
“Sometimes they administer the immunization more than three times in a year. And there is total compliance by the people as I never heard anyone rejecting the service. Right now as I’m talking to you, immunization is taking place.
” We must acknowledge the role played by the electronic media including radio and TV stations to shore up positive public perceptions around immunization. But we need government to build a hospital for us because going by our population, we deserve to get one,” he said.
In his submission, an elder in the community, Joel Elam appreciates the roles played by the traditional institution, especially the ward heads towards the overall success of the exercise.
“We must acknowledge and appreciate the pragmatic roles being played by the traditional institution especially the ward heads for always mobilizing the people to partake in the exercise