Data from the federal ministry of health has shown that there are only 40,017 functional hospitals and clinics across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the information, the health facilities are jointly owned by the government and private sector operators.
The statistics revealed that Bayelsa, Borno and Ekiti states had the least number of functional hospitals and clinics in the country.
According to the data, 10,655 of the functional facilities are managed privately and exist under primary, secondary and tertiary.
In states like Bayelsa, Borno, Ekiti, the FCT, Gombe, Rivers, Yobe and Zamfara, the number of functional hospitals and clinics is below 800.
Even though Lagos State ranked first in the number of functional hospitals, it the data revealed that 1,875 of the 2,333 functional hospitals and clinics were privately owned, leaving 458 facilities under the control of the federal, state and local governments.
The states with their respectively functional facilities include: Abia, 1,196; Adamawa, 906; Akwa Ibom, 818; Anambra, 1,166; Bauchi, 1,225; Bayelsa, 311; Benue, 1,837; Borno, 539; Cross River, 1,280; Delta, 821; Ebonyi, 830; Edo, 1,042; Ekiti, 570; Enugu, 1,037; the FCT, 767; and Gombe, 671.
Others are Imo, 1,197; Jigawa, 769; Kaduna, 1,419; Kano, 1,476; Katsina, 1,942; Kebbi, 956; Kogi, 1,235; Kwara, 995; Lagos, 2,333; Nasarawa, 1,357; Niger, 1,565; Ogun, 1,197; Ondo, 823; Osun, 1,067; Oyo, 1,490; Plateau, 1,470; Rivers, 586; Sokoto, 841; Taraba, 944; Yobe, 585; and Zamfara, 777.
