Benin Hospitals are working day-in and day-out in order to eradicate various kinds of the Epidemic diseases from the face of the entire land of Benin. Some of the most deadly diseases have been brought under control by the
Benin Hospitals, with the help of other mobile health units that function in the country.
Some of the epidemic diseases which are being controlled by the Benin Hospitals include the following:
- Sleeping Sickness or Trypanosomiasis
- Meningitis
- Tuberculosis
- Cholera
- Malnutrition
- HIV / AIDS
According to the statistics, in the year 1999, for every one thousand people, there were 0.1 physician and 0.2 beds in the Benin Hospitals that were available. The total expenditure which was estimated by the Hospitals in Benin in 1999, accounted for 3.3% of the total GDP.
The four major Benin Hospitals are:
- The Benoni Hospital Nigeria Ltd, Boundary Road, Benin
- Central Hospital, Benin
- Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu, Benin City
- University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Ugbowo, Benin
Benin Doctors
According to a survey which was conducted by the Benin health care agencies, there were 0.1
Benin Doctors for every one thousand people in the land, in the year 1999.