Shut clinic leaves Benue IDP camp residents facing healthcare gaps

Summary

A closed clinic at the Anyiin IDP camp in Benue State has made it harder for pregnant women and children to get care.

Highlights

• Residents say the camp clinic once provided free treatment and medicines before it stopped operating.
• A woman in the camp said her eight-month-old granddaughter died after illness and a delayed trip to a hospital outside the camp.
• Pregnant residents said they now have to seek antenatal care outside the camp and pay for medicines.
• The report says weak referrals, scarce medicines and unaffordable treatment are adding to the health burden in the camp.