Abdulrasheed Hammad reports on the health risks posed by Primary Health Care centers in Sokoto State as they resort to burning and burying of waste products from their facilities, leaving residents and patients choking for breath and prone to health complications
Primary Health Care (PHC) centers were established in Nigeria to provide essential health services that are accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate to the local population. However, PHCs in Sokoto State have now become a danger zone that complicates illnesses brought by patients seeking medical attention.
This is as a result of environmental pollution caused by the PHCs in rural Sokoto communities through the burning and burying of waste within the health facilities.
