kikero:


Over 50 years ago, patients came into a certian mission hospital with fever, vomitting of blood and weakness....and the mission doctors and nurses treated them, no PPE, nothing. Two nurses, and eventually the doctor died.

The doctor's name was Dr Jeanette . M . Troup. You may not know her, but she helped treat and wrote the first case notes on what was a new disease...Lassa fever., and who died after catching the illness

(For more info see here)

I understand what you are saying here. In medicine, if we are not equipped, we refer. But I cannot in good conscience condone what these doctors and nurses did...and yes, I am a doctor myself.

If a corona virus patient comes , and I don't have the PPE...I will do my best , wear a mask, and some gowns (even if it means improvising with a thrash bag and gloves, as some of my fellow docs in the US have done)...and treat him.

We cannot run away from patients because we are scared.

And yes, it is sad that this government has not equipped hospitals, and keeps on making promises that it cannot keep. But sick patients don't wait for promises...they want help...and it is still our job to give them help.

Just as Dr Adaevoh did.

atiku4President:

How much is their life insurance, if any? Let the Senators that collect Hazard allowance go and attend to them.

eni4real:
Worse contagion than Coronavirus?? Where??

SARS?? MERS?? H1N1??

YoungBlackRico:
So their first and only response is to be shouting "God forbid, Coronavirus is not my portion, security come and send them away"? Even if you won't let them disembark, why not turn them back(refer them to the right place) in a sensible and professional manner? Not surprised at y'all responses, it's how you guys act in your various places of work...it's in the blood. This is Nigeria...bunch of unprofessional idiots.

Olodo24:
Are they not health workers? They're supposed to be brave. If every other health workers act like them, we are finished.

espn:
Lol...Someone said you have to be brave...be brave in this useless country and go to your early grave...ONLY WHEN THE SYSTEM IS WORKING YOU CAN DECIDE TO BE BRAVE...



I need to report some corrupt officials that have refused to give us light since we turned down there proposal to put us on a 33 KVA supply channel...They have thrown us into complete darkness since then while other estate we share same source of supply from still have constant light....Anyone with the right source...Link...email...social media handle...

RiyaGoddess:
That hospital should be called out and closed up with immediate effect. My mom was right when she told me last night that she fears doctors and nurses fleeing when the numbers increases in Nigeria because Nigerians lack good working attitude.
Imagine ‘This is Coronavirus! Coronavirus is not my portion!’ Whose portion is it Mtchewwwwww




Modified- Professional Illiterates everywhere.

Angelfrost:


Dear esteemed colleague, I completely share your view on this matter, and would do the same too... But, I won't necessarily take issues with those who opt for self preservation first...

This is a contagion of global proportions... Some of these health workers have families, even young children, they return to daily... What about chances of infecting them??!... No matter how careful we think we are, we must be more cautious now... Except you isolate yourself for weeks after attending to these patients, which is not an option open to most of these health workers.

All in all, we can only do our best... It is well!

ChybuzzDD:


That's how most of you talk stupidly without having the basic information.
Why not first ask if they have PPE in that hospital? I hope you know what PPE is?
Without it, no one has any business attending to a suspected case of Covid-19.
Most general hospitals in Nigeria don't even have hand gloves, let alone PPEs.
Your guys are ignorantly focusing on the health workers who are given nothing to work with, instead of on the government which has failed to equip the hospitals.

Olodo24:
Are they not health workers? They're supposed to be brave. If every other health workers act like them, we are finished.

kikero:


Wealthy people are more likely to travel than poor people...and Nigeria is no exception.

Most of the cases in Nigeria are from people who travelled abroad and came back. As things stand...for now, most poor people may not get this illness.

kikero:


Ebola, MDR TB, Lassa ( we are currently in the midst of a lassa epidemic), leprosy, etc ,etc....

Lassa and its cousin Ebola are worse. A patient with COVID 19 is far likely to survive it than a patient with Lassa or Ebola.

Farki:


No sir your post made no sense at all, if they lack the tools and equipment to treat the patient why would they expose themselves and other patients to the disease? Doctors around the world are dying right now because they were not adequately protected and worked themselves to death while sick.

Worse of all is your statement for a government hospital to close down, just how does that help anyone?

Fragility6:

Madam have you seen the equipments dey are working with? Why won't dey run. Can u work in a factory wit no proper safety procedures? Attimes lets be sincere with ourselves in judgement not talking with emotions...

PS: They didn't sign to offer thier lives as sacrificial lambs. In a sane society, proper working equipments are given to thier health workers not the opposite we ses in Nigeria.

My dear,its not always about poor working attitude

kikero:


Well, for most other diseases we treat in Nigeria, we don't have the proper working equipment or facilities

So, by your reasoning, we should turn away every sick patient because...no facilities?

Even for other contagious diseases.

RiyaGoddess:
That hospital should be called out and closed up with immediate effect. My mom was right when she told me last night that she fears doctors and nurses fleeing when the numbers increases in Nigeria because Nigerians lack good working attitude.
Imagine ‘This is Coronavirus! Coronavirus is not my portion!’ Whose portion is it Mtchewwwwww you said it all,how can medical personnel be acting like illiterates, poor work attitude.




Modified- Professional Illiterates everywhere.

eni4real:
It would be more interesting if those healthworkers are your family members, siblings and parents!!

eni4real:
None of the contagion you mentioned were global like Coronavirus!!

919 Death in 24 hours in Italy!!!

eni4real:
If they are your relatives, you will encourage them to treat Coronavirus cases without Protection kits??

zikter:
Oga forget this grammar. What sort of nonsensical behavior the doctors and nurses put on? I don't want to believe they acted this unprofessionally. If it is true, then they deserve sack. With all the awareness and knowledge of how the virus transmits, they did not need to create any drama or act like people in stone age. What happens to politely not letting them get down, while directing them to appropriate hospital? We're they going to catch the virus in that way? Haba, this is too low of a trained medical personnel. If all the health personnel are going to put on this cowardly behavior, then we are doomed.

RiyaGoddess:
That hospital should be called out and closed up with immediate effect. My mom was right when she told me last night that she fears doctors and nurses fleeing when the numbers increases in Nigeria because Nigerians lack good working attitude.
Imagine ‘This is Coronavirus! Coronavirus is not my portion!’ Whose portion is it Mtchewwwwww




Modified- Professional Illiterates everywhere.

Angelfrost:


Doctors and nurses in better prepared and equipped climes are dying in their numbers... What does your country have in terms of hazard preparations and remuneration??!

A country where you pay an average healthcare staff 5k as hazard allowance, but dole out millions to senators for clothes alone, yet you want them to lay down their lives, forsaking their families for you??! On what grounds exactly??!...

Shey your labour minister said doctors can leave the country if they choose, that we have more than enough... Why the fuss if few out of the numerous choose not to risk their healths and lives??!...

I wonder why nma even called off our strike sef... This nation is not worth the time and effort tbh!!! Mtchewww!!!

TOPCRUISE:

My family members will be skilled to handle that kind of situation

Ghostmode2two:
Most of you commenting here don't know what PPE is. If you have attended safety seminar or course you would understand the importance of PPE. The doctors and nurses in Gbagada general hospital don't have that and it is not a place where infectious diseases are treated. If you talk of kidney and heart disease that is what are treated and others. The government and senators of this country have killed this nation's health system. I tell you that there is no single ventilator in this hospital. Those receiving oxygen get it in a very funny way. Go and see for yourself

Fragility6:

I despise pple who don't read to comprehend. Always jumping 2 argue on someone's opinion....Do Nigeria health treat fever, malaria n other sickness? Yes they do. Y are they not running from it? Its bcoz they are equipped... Wat has the government done 4 health workers since Corona? The only reasonable thing us dat they've opened two labs 4 more testing.
Medical Centers are terribly lacking Ventilators and u expect me to offer myself as sacrificial lamb 4 a govt. dat despise my humanity.