Singer Waje demands improvement in Nigeria’s health sector

Nigerian singer, Aituaje Iruobe aka Waje, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to invest in the development of the country’s health sector.

The singer voiced her concern on the precarious state of the Nigerian health facilities in a statement on Thursday.

She was reacting to a recent report on the devastating state of primary healthcare in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“I have visited Primary Healthcare facilities and was shocked by the state of facilities and equipment,” Waje stated.

The singer expressed regret that several pregnant women have died due to the mediocre health care system in the country.

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She added: “I have witnessed the impact of poor health services on the lives of ordinary Nigerians; I have met families who lost mothers and wives during childbirth, shared in their grief, cried with them, and mourned with them.”

“I cannot, in good conscience, experience all that and not raise my voice to advocate for improvement. Millions of Nigerians are dying because they can’t get basic health care. This needs to be fixed as soon as possible.”

She urged Nigerians to check out the health report at http://sphcn.ng/ to learn more about primary healthcare situations in their states and use the findings to demand better health services from their governments.

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