fistonati:
While Nigeria's President called Nigerians criminals outside the country.

Nigerians stand firm, no matter what.

Caustics:
one of the biggest rubbish i have seen today. who is she to commend or not commend our doctors?
No one will give a fork if a channels tv reporter commended our doctors

idolda:
Kudos to Nigerian Nurses and Doctors but why the incomplete headline @comrade360, Lalasticlala and Seun? The reporter praised both doctors and nurses which should have reflected on your headline. If it was a bad reportage about nurses and doctors I'm sure you wouldn't have omitted the nurses in your headline. Please do the needful and adjust the headline appropriately

fastgyal:
but on a serious note, we have really Good doctors here.
we are our own problem.
most hospitals are short-staffed and the doctors are overworked. With Nigeria taking the negative lead in several global health indicators, health personnel who should help reverse the tide are in short supply across the country with training and recruitment increasingly ebbing.
Currently, the country has a little above 600 paediatricians to care for its over 40 million children, compared to the United Kingdom’s over 5,000 for 20 million children. The figures are more depressing in other areas of medical specialisation. With the rising cases of cancer across the country, there are only a little above 15 oncologists; 10 neurosurgeons to attend to issues related to the nervous system; and 120 urologists to manage conditions related to the male urinary tract and reproductive organs such as prostate, kidney, bladder cancers, prostate cancer, testicular cancers, infertility in men, sexual dysfunction etc.
There's no motivation at all for these doctors, causing them to handle their work with less care.
many of them are underpaid, less widely appreciated and undergo professionalism with tears.
When those in power learn to start doing the right thing, then we'd start getting the right appraisals.

martinlooter:
Jus na na, front page, na was for nairaland
Mods una no dey sleep. I am just posting this from dreamland.
Meanwhile Evans confesses

fastgyal:
but on a serious note, we have really Good doctors here.
we are our own problem.
most hospitals are short-staffed and the doctors are overworked. With Nigeria taking the negative lead in several global health indicators, health personnel who should help reverse the tide are in short supply across the country with training and recruitment increasingly ebbing.
Currently, the country has a little above 600 paediatricians to care for its over 40 million children, compared to the United Kingdom’s over 5,000 for 20 million children. The figures are more depressing in other areas of medical specialisation. With the rising cases of cancer across the country, there are only a little above 15 oncologists; 10 neurosurgeons to attend to issues related to the nervous system; and 120 urologists to manage conditions related to the male urinary tract and reproductive organs such as prostate, kidney, bladder cancers, prostate cancer, testicular cancers, infertility in men, sexual dysfunction etc.
There's no motivation at all for these doctors, causing them to handle their work with less care.
many of them are underpaid, less widely appreciated and undergo professionalism with tears.
When those in power learn to start doing the right thing, then we'd start getting the right appraisals.

BestySam:
Unlike someone that branded us criminals and flew abroad because of ear infection. If na STIs nko?

almarthins:


If u are a doctor trying to defend ur profession in this country, clap for your self.

Nigerian doctors are medical marketers, they really don't care about their patient that much. If u no get money for this country, death will be faster n painful. If that CNN woman no get money and good human face doctor be sure the story would have bn so sad.

I am looking forward to the day when I will be asked to present evidence against Nigerian doctors(those miserable quacks).

fastgyal:
but on a serious note, we have really Good doctors here.
we are our own problem.
most hospitals are short-staffed and the doctors are overworked. With Nigeria taking the negative lead in several global health indicators, health personnel who should help reverse the tide are in short supply across the country with training and recruitment increasingly ebbing.
Currently, the country has a little above 600 paediatricians to care for its over 40 million children, compared to the United Kingdom’s over 5,000 for 20 million children. The figures are more depressing in other areas of medical specialisation. With the rising cases of cancer across the country, there are only a little above 15 oncologists; 10 neurosurgeons to attend to issues related to the nervous system; and 120 urologists to manage conditions related to the male urinary tract and reproductive organs such as prostate, kidney, bladder cancers, prostate cancer, testicular cancers, infertility in men, sexual dysfunction etc.
There's no motivation at all for these doctors, causing them to handle their work with less care.
many of them are underpaid, less widely appreciated and undergo professionalism with tears.
When those in power learn to start doing the right thing, then we'd start getting the right appraisals.

AreaFada2:


I believe that environment and culture matter in anything. Nigerian professionals in IT, healthcare, engineering, education and more do great abroad.

Why do Nigerian doctors become very good & blend into the advanced medical system in the West? Because it is more satisfying if you can do your job better and make a difference. Given the tools: training, encouragement, funding, impeccable facilities, etc.

Medical care is a very expensive. But Nigeria is investing too little in it. Therefore moral & quality suffer.

UK that is one-third of Nigerian population, Healthcare budget is £133.1 billion , well over N61 trillion Naira or over 8 times Nigeria's total federal budget.

Medical profession in Nigeria is very challenging and further training is insufficient.

Frustration is what you see manifest in Nigerian doctors at home. Coming across as rude, uncaring, etc.

Sure doctors can do better. Everyone needs to accept that patients/their loved ones are not responsible for the problems of funding that we have.

fistonati:
While Nigeria's President called Nigerians criminals outside the country.

Nigerians stand firm, no matter what.

BestySam:
Unlike someone that branded us criminals and flew abroad because of ear infection. If na STIs nko?

idolda:
Kudos to Nigerian Nurses and Doctors but why the incomplete headline @comrade360, Lalasticlala and Seun? The reporter praised both doctors and nurses which should have reflected on your headline. If it was a bad reportage about nurses and doctors I'm sure you wouldn't have omitted the nurses in your headline. Please do the needful and adjust the headline appropriately

InvertedHammer:

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If you like pay Nigerian doctors and nurses a billion naira per month, the attitude will be the same or even worse because they will all turn to "oga and madam" overnight. Everything comes down to the nonchalant attitude of Nigerians to every thing in life. They do better abroad bc the environment does not permit incompetence and could be very unforgiving.

It boils down to lack of supervisory oversight and a culture of ineptitude that prevail in Nigeria.
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Caustics:
one of the biggest rubbish i have seen today. who is she to commend or not commend our doctors?
No one will give a fork if a channels tv reporter commended our doctors

Caustics:
who doesn't know she is a Nigerian? So what?

Caustics:
who doesn't know she is a Nigerian? So what?

iluvpomo:
Nice words. Not that we needed external validation to know the high quality of talent we have in this country but to keep things in perspective the CNN journalist was comparing Sierra Leone to Nigeria ... low standards

AreaFada2:

Funding is not just about pay. Training is a big part of it. Training is not just about clinical skills, but also doctor-patient relationship skills, ethical aspects, etc.

Note that better funding will also help retain more qualified doctors to improve doctor/patient ratio, improve workload, treatment outcome, etc.

Yes, we need attitudinal change in all facets of life.

In the West you will find a medic that has won many scientific accolades/awards, appears on TV to present medical programs but still does his routine clinical & teaching work in hospital. No fuss, no ego stuff. Despite being respected internationally in his field & financially very buoyant.

We will get there. Eventually.

InvertedHammer:


Ego is the most important thing to Nigerians.
Money is secondary.
They pursue money just to feed their ego.
Why do you think they pursue education just for the title?
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barak and Michelle Obama are all attorneys. But people concentrate on their works for humanity than their profession as lawyers. If they were to be Nigerians, if you miss the appendages to their names, all hell will break loose.

Nigerians are not serious people. They excel abroad because they have oyibo supervisors that don't have any room for their shenanigans. Give the same Nigerian a position of authority in Nigeria and his Nigerianness rears its ugly head. It is still centered on dearth of oversight.
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Caustics:
one of the biggest rubbish i have seen today. who is she to commend or not commend our doctors?
No one will give a fork if a channels tv reporter commended our doctors

fastgyal:
but on a serious note, we have really Good doctors here.
we are our own problem.
most hospitals are short-staffed and the doctors are overworked. With Nigeria taking the negative lead in several global health indicators, health personnel who should help reverse the tide are in short supply across the country with training and recruitment increasingly ebbing.
Currently, the country has a little above 600 paediatricians to care for its over 40 million children, compared to the United Kingdom’s over 5,000 for 20 million children. The figures are more depressing in other areas of medical specialisation. With the rising cases of cancer across the country, there are only a little above 15 oncologists; 10 neurosurgeons to attend to issues related to the nervous system; and 120 urologists to manage conditions related to the male urinary tract and reproductive organs such as prostate, kidney, bladder cancers, prostate cancer, testicular cancers, infertility in men, sexual dysfunction etc.
There's no motivation at all for these doctors, causing them to handle their work with less care.
many of them are underpaid, less widely appreciated and undergo professionalism with tears.
When those in power learn to start doing the right thing, then we'd start getting the right appraisals.

fastgyal:
but on a serious note, we have really Good doctors here.
we are our own problem.
most hospitals are short-staffed and the doctors are overworked. With Nigeria taking the negative lead in several global health indicators, health personnel who should help reverse the tide are in short supply across the country with training and recruitment increasingly ebbing.
Currently, the country has a little above 600 paediatricians to care for its over 40 million children, compared to the United Kingdom’s over 5,000 for 20 million children. The figures are more depressing in other areas of medical specialisation. With the rising cases of cancer across the country, there are only a little above 15 oncologists; 10 neurosurgeons to attend to issues related to the nervous system; and 120 urologists to manage conditions related to the male urinary tract and reproductive organs such as prostate, kidney, bladder cancers, prostate cancer, testicular cancers, infertility in men, sexual dysfunction etc.
There's no motivation at all for these doctors, causing them to handle their work with less care.
many of them are underpaid, less widely appreciated and undergo professionalism with tears.
When those in power learn to start doing the right thing, then we'd start getting the right appraisals.