The preventive and curative services are the major services being provided by the health sector through the existing health facilities as shown by the table below
Type of health
facilities
Amount by type of ownership
Total
Government
FBOs
Private
Hospitals
1
-
-
1
Health centres
1
1
-
2
Dispensaries
5
-
2
7
Total
7
1
2
10
The status of these health facilities is as summarized by the table below
PHYSICAL STATE
Facilities
NO.of existing health facilities
Good condition
No.Need Major Repair
No.need Minor repair/Replacement
Hospitals
1
1
-
1
Health center
1
1
-
1
Dispensaries
8
2
3
1
Total Facilities
10
4
3
3
Source: Health Department.
The table above shows that a large number of existing health facilities face a good status in terms of physical structure and equipments. There is also a little shortage of patient beds in the Hospital and health centres as shown by the table bellow.
Facilities
Requirement
Available
Deficit
Hospital
150
50
100
Health centre
50
-
50
Dispensary
-
-
-
200
50
150
Source: Health Department
Health Status.
S/N
Indicator
District
1
Life expectancy
50 years
2
Population % access to Health Facilities within the radius of 5 km
