Aituaje Iruobe aka Waje, the Nigerian songstress on Thursday, pleaded with the Federal Government to invest in the country’s health sector. The singer voiced her concern on the critical state of the health care facilities in the country in a statement on Thursday.
While reacting to a recent report, the singer commented that the underdeveloped state of primary healthcare facilities in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory of the country was indeed worrisome.
Waje had said: “I have visited Primary Healthcare facilities and was shocked by the state of facilities and equipment”.
She had also expressed regret that numerous pregnant women in the country had died due to the mediocre and shabby health care system in the country.
“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 additionally said.
She furthermore asked Nigerians to check out the health report at http://sphcn.ng/ to learn more about basic healthcare situations in their states and use the findings to demand better health services from their governments.
