Impact report: Dec 2024 - Oworoshoki Clinic

Distribution by Illness

We saw a similar trend to launch day with most patients (~29%) being treated for Malaria. The second most common illness was upper respiratory tract infections (22%), and unmanaged hypertension following at ~10%. We continue to observe that our most common conditions treated at the clinic encompass ailments that are key leading causes of death in the country.

For 38% of patients, the clinic’s medical practitioners provided treatment, management, referrals and counselling for a variety of illnesses including: Mouth ulcers, insomnia, yeast infections, infertility, diarrhea, foot injury, unmanaged arthritis, epilepsy / seizure attacks and allergies.

Most patients (95%) were new / first time patients. 5% were repeat patients who came for either in person follow up visits or new complaints. After each visit, clinic staff follow-up with all patients virtually within a week of their visit. Most patients seen in December have been followed up with and they are doing much better! A couple of patients were referred to tertiary institutions for additional specialized treatment.

Distribution by Income

Average monthly household income of patients who visited the clinic in December was N47,000 ($29/month), with a median monthly household income of N30,000 ($19/month).

Patients above age 18 reported an average of 4 children / dependents. This means that most patients who make a household average income of N47,000 ($29) per month care for a 5-6-person household.

Therefore, the average household-adjusted monthly income per person of patients who visited the clinic in December is $7/month.

~99% of patients seen this month were uninsured. A trend that mirrors the state of Nigeria's healthcare system.

Distribution by Age

Children and young adults made up the largest demographic (27%), with children below 10 making up 20% of the total patients.

Our next common demographic were middle aged patients (mostly parents) between age 36-50 (25%).

Our youngest patient was a 1 year old baby boy treated for malaria, and our eldest patient was an 83 year old grandpa treated for unmanaged hypertension.

Distribution by Gender

74% of patients self-identified as female.

Distribution by Location

While the bulk of patients (87%) live in the Oworoshoki community, the clinic welcomed a number of patients from nearby and far communities who lack access to affordable healthcare in their communities including Bariga, Gbagada, Oshodi, Somolu, Alapere, and Berger.

Patients from other communities travelled between 3km (2 miles) and 16km (10 miles) to visit the newly established clinic! This means some patients travelled over 1 hr via bus to visit the clinic because they had no other affordable option for care closer to them.

Sustaining the clinic

Patients recycled 4lbs of plastic waste in December which will be remitted at the end of the quarter! In April, WeCyclers will calculate the total in Naira to deposit to the clinic. We plan to up our outreach to both individuals and businesses in the community to engage them even more to recycle their waste towards the clinic’s sustenance.