The Collapsing Architecture And Buildings In Disrepair: The Case In Nigeria Hospitals And Their Negative Effect In The Hospital Services
Uduak Peter Umo
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Studies University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
Obiadi Bons N
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Ezezue A M
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Keywords: buildings, architecture, toilets, bush, doctors, snakes, revitalization
Abstract
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has strangulated foreign medical tourism by Nigerian politicians, technocrats and the wealthy individuals. They have now, come to use the hospitals that are for years, ignored with collapsing infrastructure and no new buildings. The existing hospital buildings lack spaces and dilapidating. This paper will draw attention to the architecture of the Nigerian hospitals in total disrepair, the problems and challenges of the hospital buildings, maintenance and services. The disciplinary area of focus is the collapsing architecture and corruption in the Nigerian hospitals and their negative effects in hospital services as such the instrument of more than two research strategies; quantitative and qualitative research methods and their tactics were used. The buildings in Nigerian hospitals went into use upon completion and painting without landscaping. The floor tiles used, in most cases were inferior and do not last long, resulted on cracks and holes on the floors of the hospitals and especially, on the hallways and public areas. The hospital walls are cracked and at the verge of collapsing. Equally noticeable, the public spaces in most of the hospitals are not enough to accommodate both the patients and the hospital staff using them and patients cramp on the public areas, hospital staff put their work stations on the corridors to attend to their patients. The government and private hospital owners should embark on building new hospitals with adequate spaces for both the patients and the hospital staff. At the same time, efforts should be made to revitalize the existing hospital facilities, making them conducive for the users