Strike: CSOs Decry Setback In Malaria, HIV Services In FCT

Nyesom Wike’s Inefficiencies Fuel Public Health Crisis in Nigeria’s Capital

June 29, (THEWILL) — In the Federal Capital Territory, a health crisis has gripped the six Area Councils for over four months, as health workers have sustained an indefinite strike, closing primary healthcare centres and leaving thousands of residents, particularly in rural communities, without essential medical services. The strike, driven by demands for the N70,000 […]

Strike: CSOs Decry Setback In Malaria, HIV Services In FCT

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has raised serious concerns over the disruption of malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV interventions in Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The disruption followed an ongoing workers’ strike that had significantly affected the delivery of essential health services in the territory. The CSOs voiced their concerns during a courtesy visit to the FCT PHC Board …