Metro Drug Scarcity Hits Aso Rock Hospital; Buhari, Osinbajo's Health In Danger

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Reasonable activities in the State House Medical Centre have been grounded to a halt owing to scarcity of drugs and other essential medical items.

Located at the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the centre provides medical services to the President, Vice-President and their families, aides, members of staff of the State House and other entitled public servants.

It is also a training facility for house officers and other medical personnel.

Speaking to PUNCH, patients expressed worry that they are now being asked to go and buy drugs from outside because they were no longer available in the centre Patients with kidney problems who are currently undergoing dialysis in the facility are the most affected.

Although, some of them are expected to be undergoing the dialysis at least twice a week, the centre’s management has been cancelling such exercise lately, therefore putting the lives of the patients at risk.

In some instances when they attend to them, the patients are made to come with some of the items the doctors will use for the exercise.

It was further learnt that the management of the centre had resorted to sending text messages to patients on items they should bring for their treatment.

The Permanent Secretary, State House, Alhaji Jalal Arabi, had while defending the State House’s budget before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-governmental Affairs, and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Special Duties disclosed that N3.2bn of the budget was earmarked for the upgrade of State House Clinic to a Centre of Excellence.

Arabi had said, “The budget for the State House Medical Centre included N3.219bn proposed for the completion of ongoing work as well as procurement of drugs and other medical equipment.

“The Medical Centre provides health care treatment for the President and Vice-President, their families as well as numerous civil servants working in the State House and across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government and of course, with due respect, including parliamentarians and members of the legislature in addition to other notable dignitaries.

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The two principal officers definitely do not use the hospital. If they did, there wouldn't be shortage of drugs
 
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