Horrible.

Please forgive me,though,if I question if this horror is typical of Benin City in general not to talk of the whole of Edo state as indicated by the subject heading "A Typical Hospital Facility in Edo state".

For us to conclude that this is  typical of hospitals in Edo state,we need to do a study of hospitals  throughout the state,both public and private,because that is what is implied by the term "A ..Hospital Facility in Edo Sate".

It is important we dont fall into the fallacy of equating one example with a totality as people often do when criticizing Africa.

I realise that Dr.John Ogbeide,as chairman of the Edo State Hospitals Management Board,is in a position to make a summative statement about hospitals in the state.Did he make this judgment that these images are typical of Edo Sate hospitals or is that judgment being made by Solomon Uwadiale who posted these images?

I wonder if it is possible for Dr.John Ogbeide,as chairman of the Edo State Hospitals Management Board,to shed light on the causes of this problem he has highlighted in his presentation.Does it emerge from limitations of allocation to the hospitals management board? Is it from mismanagement of what is allocated? Have efforts been made to address this problems leading to this poor management or poor allocation a sthe case may be?

Edigin has summed up a crucial aspect of this problem in that the challenges here go beyond money being sent from the Diaspora,useful as that is.Such problems are often systemic and political,dealing with how power is managed in relation to the use of money.There is a need to investigate the channels of decision making through which such strategic resources  as the country and the states medical system is managed.

I wont pretend,however,to be able tio say much about how to go about this.

Sending money is more straightforward and easier but less directly targeted  at the problem.