Shurkuk disclosed this on Saturday in Jos, at an event to commemorate the 2024 World AIDS day which is marked globally on Dec. 1, with this year’s theme “Take the Right Path”
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The immunisation officer, however, said every arrangement has been put in place in response to the outbreak of the Dry Polio-Virus type 2 in Toto LGA of the state.
Mrs Innocent is a victim of the poor state of the primary healthcare system in Benue State. Accessing care can be a life-threatening ordeal, especially for people in the rural areas of the state where the burden of disease is disproportionately high.
“…I felt sick and went to the health outpost here in the community but met nobody to attend to me.”
The 2024 budgetary provision for the health sector in the state has been jacked up to 15%,
However, the construction of the Cancer Screening Centre was not completed due to delay in the payment of outstanding fees as agreed by the contractor and the Benue State Government.
“At a point, I felt as if I was at the end of my life; the ordeal is better imagined than experienced,” she said.
Makurdi residents, the Benue state capital, is at risk of an epidemic outbreak due to poor waste management in the metropolis. This is in spite of the millions approved for environmental improvement by the Benue State government.
Despite being warned of an outbreak of Lassa fever, some residents of New Nyanya were concerned about the continued consumption of bush meat in local joints and bars.
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages has increased exponentially over time, with young people taking the lead in their consumption of them.
