FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
Saikou Ceesay
8 March 2008
After Foroyaa's editorial of issue number 25, on the state of Serrekunda Health Centre. this reporter confirmed that the situation at the Serrekunda health centre leaves much to be desired.
The officer in charge of the health centre, Mrs. Haddy Sanyang has indicated that the battery of their standby generator was stolen and this has a negative impact on their work. According to her, whenever light goes off at the health centre, they should operate a generator, but they are yet to get a battery. She said the incident was reported to the authorities at Kaning who promised to provide them with a battery.
She therefore urged the authorities to provide the health centre with security personnel. She further stated that whenever light goes off, darkness envelops the entire health centre and people escorting patients have to put on candles to provide light. She added that the nurses sometimes find it hard to perform clear X-rays and sterilization.
Mrs. Sanyang appealed to the staff of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) to address the intermittent power shortage that sometimes hit the health facility. She further stated that the health centre is faced with acute shortage of water supply as people accompanying their patients have to go out and fetch water for themselves. She confirmed that the health centre was faced with lack of toilets for five months.
Mrs. Sanyang explained that during the five months closure of the toilets at the ward; she contacted Kanifing Municipal Council for their vehicles to empty the toilets; that the response from the council was that their vehicles were engaged.
Speaking to this reporter, a patient told Foroyaa that they are faced with acute shortage of water and electricity which make them unable to flush their toilets. Another patient described the situation as horrible.
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