PLATEAU HOSPITAL JOS (A REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME - Towards an effective implementation of the Programme - Health for all by the year 2000)
PLATEAU HOSPITAL JOS (A REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME - Towards an effective implementation of the Programme - Health for all by the year 2000)
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Date
1986-06
Authors
CHUHWAK, DALYOP BOT
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Abstract
It is said "Health is wealth and a healthy nation is a
wealthy nation". Effective and efficient health care delivery
system is of paramount importance in any part of the world, thus
the huge investment on Health Care Delivery Programmes,
struggles for food, shelter and above all, Health.
Health care is as old as Man himself and ever then, so much
had and is still being done to improve on the Health Care Delivery
System the world over. Significantly enough, society's needs are
influenced by many a factor, knowledge (in terms of technology)
inclusive and population growth rate are said to be over-riding.
Many hospitals today are not well equiped to cope with the
teaming populace intended for and have failed in the adaptability
of modern trends or requirements in hospitals. This is use
most of these hospitals were built during the colonial era when
there were no proper studies, research carried out and the lack
of foresight into the forecast of the future.
Plateau Hospital Jos was built around 1923 by the white tin
miners and was known as British European Hospital, It is was
exclusively for the whites and the black labourers attended theirs
at Barakin Ladi.
Today it is the only Government Hospital in Jos the State
Capital and environs. It only caters for the State civil
servants on Grade Levels 0'7 and above. It charges a token fee
for the services rendered and for private patients pay twice
as much.
A redevelopment scheme (modernisation in this context is
any programme whereby extensive alterations and/or renovations
in an existing plant are undertaken. Such alterations and
Description
A Thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree of:
Master of Science (Architecture)
Department of Architecture,
Faculty of Environmental Design
Ahmadu Bello Unversity,
Zaria.
Keywords
PLATEAU HOSPITAL JOS, REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME