Medicines for the Isale Eko clinic night desk

The primary health centre on Lagos Island keeps a nurse on duty after 8 p.m. because the general hospital is a long ride in traffic. Antimalarials, ORS, sutures, and gloves run out before the state supply arrives.

A one-month buffer of essential medicines, a small oxygen cylinder, and a delivery pack costs about NGN 18.5 million at current pharmacy prices. This fund covers three months so the night desk does not turn people away.