proudly9ja:

@Aloy,

Lets not take this out of context and return to the topic at hand. Someone said analysed that is it an excuse for someone to eat dog poo just because he or she is starving and I gave an example that it is not just an excuse, it is really happening.[/b]If anyone can do that, I will keep quiet.

tpia.:

so what have [b]you done, that's better than this?

[size=14pt]and like I said- if you're at death's door and that's the only type of clinic available, tell them you'd rather die than go there.[/size]

Kobojunkie:

[size=14pt]Sort of like "if you are starving and the only food available is dog food with dog poo mixed in, would you eat it or not" argument?[/size] Ugh!!

Kobojunkie:

Roflmao!!! Did you bother to examine the picture you have there? No need speculating about the insides of that building when what you have right there is all you need to go by.

Kobojunkie:

That looks photoshopped @Poster

snowdrops:

If the issue is: "is the structure above capable of housing a functioning and safe surgical theatre?"

The clear answer is a capital YES. It can fit in a bed, an aneasthetic machine, basic surgical equipments, a surgeon, his assistant and an anaesthetist. Field hospitals on battle front may all be that and perform adequate operations, thank you very much.
Anyway poster is cynical referring to the unit as "modern".

If on the other hand it is "is the structure fit for purpose to offer medical treatment to Nigerians[made from apparently corrugated roofing sheets on what appears to be foul smelling stale water]?"

Then it is surely NO.

proudly9ja:

The original poster asked a question. Someone gave conditions and you zeroed his conditions with your own myopic view (a picture! one you were'nt even sure was photoshopped or not!). Sometimes I wonder why I even bother.

Anyways, back at post, like someone said, I think if it was a matter of life and death, it will be hard to choose where one wants his belly to be opened.
kudos to the NGO guys though.

snowdrops:

If the issue is: [size=14pt]"is the structure above capable of housing a functioning and safe surgical theatre?"[/size]
The clear answer is a capital YES. It can fit in a bed, an aneasthetic machine, basic surgical equipments, a surgeon, his assistant and an anaesthetist. Field hospitals on battle front may all be that and perform adequate operations, thank you very much.
Anyway poster is cynical referring to the unit as "modern".

If on the other hand it is [size=14pt]"is the structure fit for purpose to offer medical treatment to Nigerians[made from apparently corrugated roofing sheets on what appears to be foul smelling stale water]?"[/size]
Then it is surely NO.

Kobojunkie:

Dude!!!! get your facts right. I compared a post by @Tpia to the equally extreme case with starving individuals. Stop trying to TWIST this to mean what it does not. Read it again to get your information right . . . .

proudly9ja:

agrgh!!! abeg, can we go back to the post. Im not much of a talker and my mind is spinning already. If you read my post to Aloy, I told him in the very first line that we should return to the post at hand and not take things out of context. Meaning that, my post with the whole somalia thingy was being taken out of context. I didn't twist anything.

And just so you know, this is an EXTREME case for Makoko people and thats why I think tpia brought the life and death issue. Most of them would probably not even have access to proper hospitals talkless of surgeries and here is someone offering them this for free or at least affordable fees??

Im not sure I want to go round in circles abeg. Forget that I responded to your post and lets move forward.

Aloy.Emeka:

You are celebrating mediocrity. Are we supposed to have such amenities in Nigeria with our oil production record?. Why must we manage as Nigerians?

proudly9ja:

Yes! I am celebrating the fact that a few Nigerians have dipped into their pockets to save lives rather than sit down and condemn eofforts of others.
I am celebrating that 22 lives have been saved so far based on this effort!

Aloy.Emeka:

Which Nigerians built that surgical hut?

GEW:

a very beautiful hut. at least yaradua and his people could have gone there

Kobojunkie:

Now, which question was really asked in this case? Imagine you are in an exam here. Which of the two questions is likely closest to what was asked?



  [size=14pt]Will You Allow Your Belly Opened In This Modern Surgical Theatre? [/size]

Note the THIS reference in the question, Not just the structure but [size=14pt]THIS [/size] particular structure ( environs and all).

snowdrops:

Lets cut to the chase.
"would you allow your belly opened up" in that context means to be operated upon. Fine.
If it is an elective operation while i am in my country Nigeria under normal circumstances, of course no. My decision here is based on the unhealthy building and its surroundings. Irrespective of the competence of the personnel.

However, if it is an emergency operation, and that is the only available, assessible and/or affordable place, and my life depends on it, then i obviously dont have a choice but to accept it.

snowdrops:

@ Kobojunkie

I can see you updated your post. You are not in the medical field obvously. So i forgive your uninformed and unfortunate comments.

snowdrops:

For example;
a woman living in a remote village with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy
a road accident victim with multiple fractures and a severed spleen/liver
a robbery victim with life threatening wounds to the chest.
During the time it had taken me to type this post at least one of these situations may have occured somewhere in Nigeria. It is far from uncommon.

snowdrops:

For what its worth, I believe i have articulated my point anough. Read through my posts again if that would make things clearer.
I can continue this battle of wits with you, but obviously you are unarmed.
Lights out.

Kobojunkie:

Sure, you have answered the question asked you with a YES AND a NO, but still not addressed my questions to you. Why did you feel the need to PULL out the absurd just so you could include a YES in your answer? If this were an exam, would you have answered the same way? I mean this is no rocket science. You know of the normal, you are given a simple picture and asked a simple question. but you felt the need to pull out the absurd just so you can stand on the line between yes and no. All I ask is why ? lol

Nnenna1:

Better half a loaf of bread than none.

I applaud their efforts, no matter how trivial and silly Nairaland geniuses label them.

Aloy.Emeka:

It's people like proudly9ja who lay the foundation for our leaders allowing us to live in cesspools while they escape to Saudi mecca to get medical help.

snowdrops:

I perfectly understand you concerns and agree with most things you have said. However there is no simple right or wrong answer. If you want that then the question needs to be rephrased, and be more specific.