One Infrastructure My Community Needs
Recently I took a walk around my locality and I was troubled seeing a lot of great projects made by the government decaying. I wonder who to blame, the government or the people, probably both.
We all know how bad and corrupt some governments are, especially the one in my country but to be candid, the government is trying when it comes to infrastructure.
A few years ago, my state government took it upon herself to make tarred roads in some major communities that link to major roads, they also renovated government-owned schools, building amazing and comfortable classrooms but today most of those roads have gone bad, and the structures raised in schools have gone bad, in some places the chairs, doors, and windows were either stolen or vandalized.
We cry for change but we are the ones using our hands to restrict it from coming to pass. Our major problem is we rely so much on the government. We expect so much from them. We want them to feed, clothe, and carry us on their back. The truth is, the government can't do it all.
It's not all about getting the infrastructure, it's about maintenance, the citizens are too careless in handling infrastructure. We all know how difficult it is to get the government's attention to solve our problems, is it, not enough for us to handle them with care when we finally have them? Most of the infrastructures that we are craving for were once there, but our carelessness and poor maintenance spoiled them.
Well, that aside, one infrastructure my community lacks and needs the government's intervention is a standard hospital. Since I came to this place, I am forced to always go to the town whenever I or any member of my family falls sick.
Recently, my Mom came back from the shop and was shivering. Thank God it was not too late. I quickly persuaded her to change and we went to the clinic which is some kilometers away. To God's glory, she was attended to and she recovered.
But here's my concern, we spent more than we should, the hospital bill wasn't the problem, but the transport fare. Imagine we didn't have money to transport ourselves from our home to town, what would have happened?
What if it was an emergency, what would have happened? The community is a very big place, I expected that the government should do something about the hospital there. It's not as if there isn't a clinic, there is but it's not taken seriously. Anytime you go there, it's one complaint or the other about working apparatus. Let me not even talk about not having a doctor.
Last year, a man fell from a mango tree, he had an internal injury but no one knew, he was taken to the clinic and they gave him some pain relievers and discharged him. Unfortunately, The next day he died. I was bittered when I got the news. If it were a good hospital, they are supposed to scan him and check if there were internal issues or even refer him to a good place for scanning. But then, what can we say? It has happened.
For me, that clinic is no different from the local drug store in the community. Certain important things shouldn't be taken for granted and hospital is one of them.
It's my desire that one day, the government will finally come to our aid and upgrade that hospital. If not, we will have no option but to keep going to the town for treatment, only God knows how it will be if it is something that needs urgency.