The lack of a dedicated maternity block coupled with inadequate beds, has compelled Management of the St Anne’s Hospital in Damongo to admit patients and place them on the floor.
Appropriately 10 to 12 patients face this challenge on a daily basis, which according to Management is derailing efforts at achieving zero maternal and child mortality
Patients and their relatives lament, the situation is frustrating.
Samira Amadu, is a patient’s relative, who brought a patient and was placed on the floor because there were no vacant beds.
“I brought my patient here in the morning but because there were no beds we were delayed to the afternoon, yet we still didn’t get a bed, so she was admitted to the floor. People walk around anyhow, and patients are also lying on the floor. This is dangerous for their health,” she lamented.
