By The Daily Reality
In what can only be described as a disturbing reflection of neglect, The Daily Reality has uncovered the deplorable state of facilities at the Tashan Babiye Primary Health Care Centre’s Accident and Emergency Unit in Bauchi metropolis.
A visit by our reporter revealed a distressing scene: a tattered, unsanitary sickbed where patients are expected to receive emergency medical care.
The bed, visibly torn and heavily stained, sits in a room with equally grimy walls—conditions that pose serious health risks to the very people the facility is meant to treat.
Despite repeated efforts by our correspondent to speak with the hospital’s management for a comment on the deteriorating condition, no official response was received as of the time of filing this report.
What makes this situation even more shocking is the location of the hospital—situated just a few kilometres from the Bauchi State Government House.
The proximity of such a facility to the seat of power raises urgent questions about the government’s commitment to basic health care delivery in the state.
Tashan Babiye PHC, which has been in operation since 1978, is supposed to offer round-the-clock services, including emergency care.
Yet, the condition of its facilities tells a troubling story of neglect and abandonment.
The image attached to this report, captured by our reporter, shows the exact state of the bed currently in use at the emergency unit.
It is a stark symbol of the decay within a health system that countless Bauchi residents depend on.
Public health experts warn that such conditions not only endanger patients but also demoralize medical staff who work under impossible circumstances.
A patient The Daily Reality spoke with calls on the Bauchi State Ministry of Health and the relevant authorities to immediately address the rot at the Tashan Babiye Primary Health Care Centre—starting with the very bed meant to save lives.