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Rlectricity in health-care delivery
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These are some of the reasons for that situation: insufficient nationwide total grid electricity supplly; aged and badly-maintained generation, transmission and distribution facilities and lack of investment by players in the sector.
The ultra high tariffs made it difficult for healthcare facilities, universities, factories, households, barracks for security forces and ministries, departments and agencies to promptly settle electcity bills.
The latest of electricity disconnection from a Teachibg Hospital by a power distribution company affected the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH).
It is heartwarming for advocates for healthcare journalism that the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed ₦300 billion in the 2025 budget to provide solar power to some healthcare facilities and universities.
The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital is one of the top Hospitals in the country to benefit from that.