Jos University Teaching Hospital’s psychiatric facility stretched as mental health cases rise
As more Nigerians seek treatment for mental illness, the hospital’s psychiatric department is struggling to cope with demand, leaving patients waiting for admission, stretching healthcare workers and exposing wider weaknesses in Nigeria’s mental healthcare system.
A PREMIUM TIMES investigation, based on interviews with patients’ relatives, healthcare workers, hospital management and mental health experts, found that rising demand for psychiatric services is stretching JUTH’s capacity, forcing clinicians to make difficult decisions about admissions and discharges.
Although the National Mental Health Act provides a legal framework for improving access to care, protecting patients’ rights and promoting community-based treatment, Mrs Samuel, however, cautioned that legislation alone will not transform services without increased funding.
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