Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria say some hospitals in Rivers have shut down, while others are struggling to render optimum services due to the hike in the price of diesel.
General Secretary of the organization, Festus Ossai, said that some medical procedures and services have been affected as most hospitals do not have 24 hours power supply.
He also added that the current price of diesel slightly affected the price of health services.
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For months, Nigerians have had to contend with an energy crisis with a sharp increase in the cost of cooking gas, petrol; power outages, and grid collapse. While petrol became scarce, the price of diesel rose from about N250 to about N750.
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