The Poor State Of Meningitis Patients
It is sad to know that meningitis patients have been left to carter for themselves in very poor medical conditions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many patients use their money to buy drugs even though the State Government had since declared that the treatment and cost of drugs were free.
Drugs like Dexarose, Ceftariazole and other consumables like plasters, which were purchased in large quantity following the release of more than N100 million by the state government, were still being bought by the patients at nearby patent medicine stores.
However, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari, had expressed disappointment over the plight of patients during unscheduled visits to the emergency camps set up for Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) patients on Sunday and Monday.
The governor particularly noted with dissatisfaction that the environment of the camps were unkempt as the patients were lying on bare sand, while drips being administered were hung on sticks.
He directed the five-member Meningitis Control Committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi, to explain the situation.
NAN reports that the governor decried the performance of the committee at all the centers he visited.
