General Hospital Toro deserves FG intervention

Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi state is the most populous local government area in Nigeria and West Africa. Toro has nearly 1.2 million people that largely engage in small scale business. By proximity, Toro Local Government Area shares boundary with Plateau, Kaduna and Kano states.

But despite its large population, the General Hospital in Toro which is also used by people from neigbouring local government areas; Jos North, Jos East, Lere in Kaduna and parts of Bauchi local government area, seems to be the only government hospital operating at average standard in terms of professional medical practitioners and manpower in the area.

Everyday, the hospital administers to no fewer than 200 patients from these local government areas excluding Toro and it is the busiest health facility in Bauchi state after Abubakar Tabawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital and the specialist hospital, all both in Bauchi metropolis.

This implies that approximately 1.5 million people are sharing the facility from five local government areas. However, there is a case of inadequate facilities in the hospital in terms of professional medical practitioners and adequate bed spaces, among others.

The General Hospital Toro lacks the facilities to accommodate and serve the need of nearly 1.5 million population that it serves daily. This has resulted in a situation whereby patients are maltreated, not because the medical personnel are not doing their best, but because the issue is far beyond their control.

The hospital is congested, especially the antenatal clinic and a pregnant woman can take three to four days before seeing a doctor unless it’s an emergency, there is inadequacy of beds and patients are receiving treatment on mats.

The hospital, therefore, deserves government’s intervention, especially in this pandemic period.

• Ukasha Rabiu Magama,

                Bauchi State.

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