In spite of years of federal and state government investments running into billions of naira to revitalise Nigeria’s primary healthcare system, at least 6,516 Primary Healthcare Centres across the country remain non-functional, exposing millions of Nigerians — particularly those in rural communities — to limited access to basic medical services.
An analysis of data obtained from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency by The PUNCH shows that Katsina and Osun states account for the highest number of inactive facilities, while findings indicate that the crisis is even deeper in conflict-ravaged Borno, where hundreds of PHCs destroyed by insurgency are yet to be rebuilt.
The report also reveals that beyond dilapidated infrastructure, chronic shortages of health workers, insecurity, poor funding and weak maintenance continue to undermine years of revitalisation efforts.
According to the NPHCDA data from the agency’s Primary Health Care Dashboard Katsina State tops the list with 442 non-functional
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