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While the Abia State government continues its retrofitting of 200 primary health centres, residents of Isingwu Ofemme community in Umuahia North Local Government Area are voicing concerns over the deteriorating state of their own health facility.
Community leaders, speaking with newsmen, appealed for urgent government intervention to revive the centre, which they say has long been neglected.
Bright Nduchekweme, chairman of the community, lamented the facility’s poor condition, noting that it once served as a lifeline to four surrounding communities but is now barely functional.
His words „ After its commissioning, by former governor Theodore Orji, it became a source of joy to every man and woman in the community,” he recounted.
“Pregnant women delivered safely, children were immunized, and the sick received prompt medical attention. Today, the facility has become a shadow of its former self.”
Adding his voice, the village head, Godson Ohanu, described the centre’s current state as deeply troubling, pointing out that it can no longer manage emergencies effectively.
He recalled how the facility once catered to their needs but said its collapse has plunged the community into severe hardship. He called on Governor Alex Otti to urgently intervene and restore the centre’s operations.
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Also speaking, the community’s women leader, Blessing Edwin, pleaded with the governor to prioritise their plight, especially that of pregnant women and children who now suffer the most.
She lamented that every day had become a struggle since the facility broke down, explaining that accessing even the most basic healthcare services had turned into a nightmare for them.
