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I pray for all his victims, and may God forgive him, amen. This is one of the numerous reasons why others hate the name Nigeria.

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Truth is bitter

Acidosis: Scared parrot A Pharmacist can survive in several other organisations aside the hospital.

Those drugs you prescribe weren't produced in the mortuary.

Pharmacists and still dictate to you which drug to prescribe to your patients (NAFDAC).

You have to study the British Pharmacopeia (written by Pharmacists & Pharmacologists) to understand the dynamics & kinetics of drugs.

We all need to appreciate one another in our chosen career.

God bless you Acidosis. I am a medical doctor and didn't want to comment because there is no need to. This your statement is so correct. I don't think there is any doctor who is currently fighting to head pharmaceutical companies or the health sector. The health sector actually needs a multidisciplinary approach as the patient will be the biggest beneficiary. What NMA is fighting for is that doctors should be the head in the hospital environment, not in the pharmaceutical companies or NGOs. Actually one can become a consultant in any professional field, Business, marketing, etc. so other healthcare professionals should be allowed to become consultant, but with a well structured programme not to rival the medical doctors, but to add more value to the sector.
What most of you don't know is that in public hospitals (teaching hospitals in particular), before a lab result is released, it must be endorsed by a pathologist (who is a medical doctor), medical doctors (radiologist) interprets X-rays, Ultrasound results, MRI and CT scan. The job description is clear, but we all need each other.
In terms of renumeration, if you google the richest professionals in the US, UK, etc, you will find medical doctors (different specialties) topping the list. You can hardly find other health professionals on the list. Doctors don't earn the same amount with other health professionals anywhere in the world. But other health care professionals have the right to earn big as well.
In terms of medical school, yes, other health professionals take BASIC courses in anatomy, biochemistry and physiology but not as deep as a doctor (in Lagos, most hospitals employ auxiliary nurses, can we then call these auxiliary nurses real nurses and earn same as a registered nurse because they can give injections and dress wounds)?
I work in Lagos and most private hospitals are owned by doctors, those that are not owned by doctors must employ a doctor before they are given a licence to function, the disparity is even wider in private setting where doctors earn 100 naira, registered nurses earn 50 naira while the auxiliary nurses earn about 15 naira (they do most of the work).
Let's tell ourselves the truth, none of us will visit any centre if there is no doctor there. Yes, doctors make mistakes, but I can tell you that the mistake is everywhere.... Imagine a pharmacist who prescribed ciprofloxacin and fansidar to a pregnant woman before quickening which resulted in a miscarriage. Knowledge and experience is key. I will never go and start mixing different chemicals to produce a drug, that is not my field or area of specialization.

We should work together in the health sector. Take a clue from the public health team (anybody can become a public health expert), let's respect boundaries, doctors must respect other health workers, they must respect us as well.
Within the four walls of a hospital, the doctor is head, however the health sector is big enough for everybody, the pharmacist is the head in a pharmaceutical company, the engineer is the head of a biomedical tech, the nurses are care givers, sweet and always trained to assist the doctor so as to give patients the best of care.
I rest my case.

Acks: Dr_OBD, I sent you a mail on nairaland.

Thanks,
But I can't access the email. I think we have to follow each other first or how is it done. Like 3 people have sent me emails and I can't access them.
Thanks.

Noted with thanks

Standing5: 67 posts and over 100 votes. How manage?

Yes, it's possible. People can "like" without posting anything

Now that Gani is now more, how do we access the report sent to Gani....

Yes, well done

May the soul of the departed RIP

Cramjones, lol

This is really pathetic. I think government should do something about it. The Governor should do something as he's the chief security officer in that state.
Doctors are running for their lives in Edo state.
@op, the list is endless, virtually all the doctors in UBTH have been kidnapped.
Sad

Nice analysis....

Comedy. Anything for cheap popularity

Proof or it didn't happen. You can't be telling us thus from the US without proof.

But they are all Nigerians. #teamOneNigeria

I will call his attention to it. Thank u

Naija is not Zambia

We know he's a big boy. But you are not big enough until u start impacting the lives of others.

The nation....ok

I passed that road this morning. It's just unfortunate. Traffic is building up there too

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Why are they fighting themselves na

pandriod: #FuckYourGod.

Just wondering..... It's wrong to say the above

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I'm not sure if there is an existing thread like this.
It's an avenue for those in health sciences to interact and share their experience, advise prospective coppers and career advise and or support after NYSC.

OKKO: @ Kachi: yes the president has a personal doctor, just as he has a personal physiotherapist.

We know his personal doctor, Dr. Febriesema. Who is his personal physiotherapist. I guess he also has his personal laboratory scientist and pharmacist.

dBard: Do physiotherapists run clinics everyday??
Don't nurses run at least 3 shifts per day?
Do Drs get day offs, public hols etc in their rosters??
How many times do CNOs come to work??
Can u honestly compare Drs hours to nurses??

Your point exactly is

Exactly bro.
Other professionals can go to the hospitals and request for call duty roaster so they can compare with other health workers. They run shift and most times, they don't do anything. So in terms of work, the doctors still work more.
By the way, they all have laboratory technicians, pharmacy technicians, etc that help them out, so they more or less supervise, compared with medical doctors.