Uganda, March 1 -- An entrance into the Pediatric ward at Pakwach Health Center IV leaves one in awe upon seeing cracked lines on walls running from the roof to the floor with patients innocently risking their lives under it.

Some of the cracked walls are deep, which renders the patients unsafe if the walls collapse. The situation is not different from the ones in the Maternity ward where the walls in the room are also cracked.

This has left some patients preferring to sleep under verandahs for safety because little or no attention has been put into having the walls repaired.

Ms Shamim Adokorach, one of the patients told the Monitor that it has become risky to be admitted to the facility due to the increasing cracks in the walls.

"The...