Community Healthcare
Takete-Ide Primary Health Centre
The Primary Health Centre serving residents of Takete-Ide and the surrounding community in Mopamuro LGA.
Community health heritage
Health History of Takete-Ide
A historical record of indigenous healing, missionary medicine, the first dispenser, early nurses and midwives, maternity services and clinic development.
Health Infrastructure
Community Health Facilities
Photographic record of health facilities serving Takete-Ide residents across generations.
Historical Health Facility
Old Health Centre
The former health centre facility preserved in the community's historical architectural record.
From Indigenous Healing to Modern Community Health Services
Healthcare formed an essential dimension of Takete-Ide’s twentieth-century social transformation, bridging older indigenous healing traditions with the advent of missionary healthcare, trained local practitioners, and community-built clinics.
Indigenous healing and medicine
Before modern medicine was introduced, Takete-Ide relied on herbal remedies and skilled indigenous herbalists and bone-setters who managed ailments and birthings across the community.
Samuel Bamidele Makanjuola — first resident dispenser
Posted to Takete-Ide as a teacher/pastor, Makanjuola had basic training in modern treatment and served as the community’s first dispenser. Cases requiring advanced care were referred to the SIM dispensary in Mopa.
First nurses and midwives of Takete-Ide origin
Mrs Sarah Moritiwon, Mrs Marion Ayeni and Mrs Margret Omoboni Mokuolu served as the first three professional nurses/midwives of Takete-Ide origin.
Community maternity and dispensary
Historical healthcare facilities established in the community include a government dispensary and a maternity centre pioneered by the former Takete-Ide Women Association (TIWA).
ECWA clinic — 11 October 2011
An ECWA community clinic was commissioned along Aiyedayo Road on 11 October 2011 to serve Takete-Ide and neighbouring settlements.
Historical accounts of the former government dispensary and the TIWA maternity centre document the community’s healthcare evolution through the twentieth century.