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Lol. OP is a joker. LAUTECH TH's ambulance is almost always in Ilorin coz they bring cases they handle (either they don't have specialists for such cases or coz of inadequate equipments) to unilorin TH.
As far as I'm concerned, UITH is one of the best THs in West Africa...They perform laser surgeries (the only in Nigeria as of sm months ago), have at least a prof in almost all clinical subspecialties (up to 7 in internal medicine and 8 in paediatrics..even hv profs in depts like ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, neurosurgery etc where consultants are rare)

Well, the writer of d article is a blogger and Nigerian bloggers are known for no research at all, so their lists are usually neither credible nor sensible.

delishpot:
Wh. is this not in JOKE section? I hope for the love of humanity that this OP was just joking sha? If not, I fear for Nigeria's future.

Did he tell you he is a dr? Nd even if he is one, u should recognize a joke wen u see one

amokeme:
Information urgently needed...pls

Nahhh. U stay in ilorin?

Boys are not smiling. They are eagerly looking for holes to dig and loaves to squeeze

God bless your hustles niccurs, never forget your rubbers too..

Niseamaka:
In a scam riddled country like Nigeria, skepticism about this kind of claim is normal.

Yes, that's true and that's why I was for proper verification (which has been done)...

MizMyColi:
Yes.
I'm very much on my way to the hospital now.

Perhaps you misunderstand.

Whether she's his relative or not is not my concern per se.
What matters is that an opportunity has been presented to us to help save a life.
One that I'm willing to partake of in any capacity I can.

But there is someone on this thread insinuating that OP is a fraud.
That is the person you should be directing your anger to.

I merely suggested that because people who come on the thread to donate money and see disparaging opinions as to the OP's sincerity might get discouraged.

Hence, my humble submission that we get irrefutable proof that his case is real from the get go. So that we can shut rabble rousers up to a large extent.
What is my offence here?

No offense meant sir.
But none of my enemies, how much more my loved ones will ever experience terminal illness.
And no, there is no wrath of God to be incurred here.

The God I know is not "Wrathful"
That god that is full of wrath is my devil.

God bless you.

CHESTER48:
I could have helped.but everything I just read looks it not real.I am a doctor and everything you said doesn't look appealing to me so I don't trust this.don't send the account number no more.thank you.

You are not a doctor, so just stfu. You can be a 200 level student in one of those sub standard med schools in ukraine where Nigerian med students go when they fail here, but nobody still cares.

You show no ethics, decorum or knowledge of a doctor. I've read all your posts on this thread and you've been very unreasonable.

..And yes, a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (frm d histology report) if u ever know what that means, can hv nose bleeds which wont 'lead to death'. Dont even know why I'm dignifying you with a reply.

There's a greater chance the guy is very genuine, let proper verification be done all the same.

Mods pls ban this chester48 guy, he's a psychotic on the loose and has violated almost all nairaland rules.

jamex93:
see Mr poster INEC is an independent body, and they can make decisions according to how they tink is the Best....

But the chairman of INEC has said he's under pressure to postpone the elections. That's coersion, and it's not an element of independence.

dunkem21:
It is pathetic how these people reason. INEC is not ready and Nigerians are yet to get their PVC's and we are here shouting GEJ.

The commander in Chief has promised that Nigerians will not be disenfranchised and that is what we will get.

Anybody not ready to comply should march to kainji dam.

I love this twist. Enough time to finish the job.

GEJ for ever.

INEC never said its not ready for the elections. And don't lump me with you online political thugs because if I'm in any camp, the other camp will be in disarray by now.

TechRev:
Its easy to say what you are saying when you are not among the about 30million that will be disenfranchised. Spin all the story you want but those 30million voters need to be heard(by their votes). Ask JEGA why.

Let them declare public holidays on thurs nd friday for mass collection of PVCs if that's the problem. They never said that's the problem though.

Further questions the military should answer;
What's the guarantee they'll win this battle (they've been unable to win for years) in 6 weeks?

If the 6 weeks operation is not successful, what's going to happen to the elections?

Fellow Nairalanders, postponement of the elections is part of a grand plot by GEJ and his cohorts to hold unto power indefinitely, and this is how.

First, they will claim they want to do a special operation in the North East for a particular span of time (which they've put at 6 weeks presently).
After this 6 weeks, they'll record a degree of success but the insurgency will still be on. They will then demand for another time and say they can't provide adequate security for elections if they've not finished their operation.
Ultimately, they'll state that they can't provide security for elections with because of their North Eastern operations which translates to ELECTION WONT HOLD UNTIL BOKO HARAM IS TOTALLY CRUSHED. And we all know that's not any time soon. This line of action will definitely cause unrest as many will see it as a breech of Nigeria's democratic institution.

Finally, in as much as I have nothing against the military providing internal security during elections, I think internal security is the duty of the police, sss, civil defense etc and these people can go on with their duty if our military insist they all want to go to sambisa forest. Thank you for reading.

Lol. JOHESU just punished Nigerians for no justifiable reason.
They dropped their tools, locked hospital equipment like its their personal possession, hid keys to various places in the hospitals and even went as far as assaulting innocent sick patients and doctors to the extent of tear gassing preterm babies, an asthmatic doc and other patients.
This people are wicked, thuggish and no different from the almajiris causing unrest in the north.

Kudos to the graduate nurses who dissociated and distanced themselves from such people. God bless them.

Lol. JOHESU just punished Nigerians for no justifiable reason.
They dropped their tools, locked hospital equipment like its their personal possession, hid keys to various places in the hospitals and even went as far as assaulting innocent sick patients and doctors to the extent of tear gassing preterm babies, an asthmatic doc and other patients.
This people are wicked, thuggish and no different from the almajiris causing unrest in the north.

Kudos to the graduate nurses who dissociated and distanced themselves from such people. God bless them.

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jacabi:
This is bad. At least, they should have considered the patients. Did they think they too cannot fall sick? What if some of their members were among the patients? What a wrong way of showing their bitterness.

This is really shameful and disgusting. Why should the health workers harass doctors doing their work and sick patients receiving treatment? Are these meant to be our supposedly enlightened pharmacists, nurses and all?

In a bizarre act of aggression, members of the
Joint Health Staff Union (JOHESU) were
at the weekend alleged to have stormed the
premises of Gwarinpa General Hospital, Abuja,
to unleash terror on any visible personnel,
especially doctors on duty. They were also said
to have vandalised property.
The President of the Association of Resident
Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
chapter, Dr. Isaac Akerele, who narrated the
incident, said it was an act of “sheer luck for
many doctors who were on duty to have escaped
the onslaught”.
Members of the JOHESU comprising nurses,
pharmacists, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists
and non-health workers had since November,
2014, been on strike in protest against government
refusal to meet their demands.
Akerele, however, expressed sadness that a very
senior doctor was unlucky and she was terribly
manhandled.
He said the attackers broke down all the
entrance to the main block including the
laboratory and later shot canister of tear gas that
triggered severe respiratory distress that
necessitated intensive care resuscitation.
Although the reason for JOHESU action was
not stated, he noted, it was apparent that they
were angered by the fact that Doctors had been
successfully attending to patients even with
JOHESU on strike.
Akerele described the action of the health
workers as a barbaric, totally condemnable,
unacceptable and a fatal error.
He said his association was reliably informed
that the group was led by one Shuaib Onucheyo,
a Laboratory Technician with Nyanya General
Hospital, who was believed to belong to the
militant wing of JOHESU, carrying out this
attack on hospitals and doctors.
He said: “This group came to the Gwarimpa
General Hospital with all manners of weapons,
including firearms that was used to shoot tear
gas canisters into the hospital.
“This attack left many, including patients injured,
with some in critical conditions at the intensive
care unit especially a very senior colleague who
was attending to preterm babies at the time of
this attack.
“We are calling on all authorities especially the
Inspector General of Police (IG) to urgently
investigate the sources of the weapons used. We
equally call on the FCT Administration
(FCTA) to investigate and apply public service
rules to protect our members on call.”
“To this effect, a letter has been sent to the
FCT authorities. In this regard, I have
directed our lawyers to institute a legal action
against these persons and the body they represent
for damages.
“ As law abiding professionals, we do not want
to take laws into or hands but we are sending
strong warnings to any groups or persons or
associations to stop harassing our members. To
be forewarned is to be forearmed,” he cautioned.
In a related development, Akerele expressed the
association’s appeal to politicians to invest in the
health sector, as they campaign for next month’s
general election.
He said the provision of excellent health
infrastructure and better investment should be a
priority to the politicians.
Meanwhile, the leadership of JOHESU in the
country has been urged to end the nation-wide
strike entering three months now for the sake of
the suffering masses.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD),
University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH)
, Prof. Etete Peters, at a chat with journalists
in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, weekend said it was
unprofessional for the health workers to be on
such a prolong strike.
The federal government, he said, was not
adamant over the position of the health workers
as government had engaged the labour leaders in
series of constructive negotiations towards
resolving the lingering contentious issues.
Prof. Peters noted that the federal government
has agreed to address the grey and contentious
grievances of the workers, especially those
bordering on payment of arrears of allowances,
clinical governance and professionalism.
“We strongly feel that it is quite important to
take another look at the scenario in view of the
suffering and hardship the strike is causing the
masses,” he stressed.
According to him, government has agreed to
settle the main outstanding issues bordering on
the payment of arrears of their allowances
following Court judgment obtained about two
years ago.
The money for the payment of that allowance, he
said, had been captured in the 2015 appropriation
now pending before the National Assembly for
passage into law.
Equally, he said a high-powered committee set
up by President Goodluck Jonathan on inter-
professional relationship in the public health
sector has submitted its report.
“The report of the committee has been submitted
to Mr. President and the white-paper
committee set up, we expect that the white paper
should come up in the next few days.
“The report of that committee has summarily
dealt with all the issues of various conflicts in
term of professional practice within the health
sector.
“It is expected that when the white paper is
issued, each professional will know their role or
level of work within the system,” he said

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/health-workers-attack-doctors-on-duty-in-abuja/200171/

porka:
And they still go ahead and register for a PhD?

Dr Kuku is a world renowned Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist. He holds several degrees and Fellowships in medicine including 2 doctorates. He has been the Joint Chief Director at the EKO Hospital (Ekocorp Plc) which he co founded in 1978.

http://www.sidcain.org/component/content/article/123.html

Loool. Stop embarrassing yourself. He earned his PhD together with his MRCP (wch is the first half of fellowship) and he wanted the PhD bcz of his own interest in particular researches. His second doctorate is honorary.

Everything here still points to the fact that that a fellowship in the medical field is superior to a PhD. That's Dr Sony Kuku's profile in American College of Physician's website.

http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/international/graduates/practicing_in_us/kuku.htm

...To add with, when a fellow of a medical PG college is appointed a lecturer in a university, he starts from the level of (PhD + 2 years research experience).
This is enough enlightenment for anybody. QED.

Too many lies and displays of ignorance on this thread. A serious problem in Nigeria is with people trying to play experts about what they know little to nothing about. It's really sad. I'm outta here.

Anticabal:
Don't be deluded oga, don't let your lecturers deceive you. A phD is an academic doctorate applicable to our Universities mileu while a fellowship is a professional DIPLOMA. Garnish it with whatever name you want, it can never be academically superior to a PhD in the Academia. Stop lying to people.

Loool. You've proven your ignorance beyond reasonable doubts, and you're so not ready to learn.


Try to do a lil research before commenting in a public forum. Postgraduate studies in clinical sciences is usually by residency which takes 5 to 12 years depending on what one wants to do. The training is full time in every respect, and thesis and dissertation is done.
THE INDIVIDUAL MUST ALSO ADD RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE TO THE FIELD before being awarded a fellowship status which has been(from time immemorial) and will always be SUPERIOR TO A PHD IN EVERY RESPECT.

Anticabal:
Sorry i have to disagree with you before you mislead people, A fellowship residency can not be equated with a Ph.D. A fellowship after medical residency is just a PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA, even if it takes you a hundred years to acquire. Please do not equate a Postgraduate DIPLOMA with a Ph.D, the former is professional while the latter(Ph.D) is Academic.

In an academic environment Ph.D is what is needed and Dr. Obafunwa (Bachelor of Med/Surg) does not have it. ASUU is 100% right.

You're obviously ignorant. Calling a fellowship diploma? No wonder the standard of education in Nigeria is in its trough.

FYI, a fellow in a medical field e.g paediatrics can supervise a PhD student in paediatrics but a PhD holder can't supervise someone doing dissertation or thesis for fellowship. Fellowship is far far superior to a PhD.

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What's with all these teenage exuberance on nairaland..?

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I just wonder why enlightened people like pharmacists and nurses will go so low to form a union with hospital cleaners, technicians etc just to form a large number to fight doctors .
This envy and show is a shameful one.

(I learnt nurses that hv university degrees are not part of them tho)

I don't support Saraki but it's stupid to say he did nothing when he did alot in Kwara state. I frequent Ilorin nd know whatsup... It's the present governor that's doing nuffin other than making noise.

KingEbukasBlog:
me too

me too

Houseofglam7:
Its so bad, I'm thinking of adopting it as my middle name......The holidays suck

temitak:
Babes, it's everywhere... dis holiday is d 'boringest'. I wonder if it has always bn like dis. Its worse if u don't have friends around

You can always make friends 'around' just by saying hi...

wisdompraise:
I like that!

Cool and correct guys don't make noise.

he's just a noise maker.

Stop beefing jare, leave the guy to do his thang how he wanna...