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Just a piece of advice; make sure you protect the only eye you have.
Don't eat suya
Don't fight
Don't separate a fight
Wear glasses at all times
Go and see an ophthalmologist if you have any problem with your only eye.

Be careful. That thing may not be beef. Talking from a vantage point of experience.

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This is disturbing, to put it mildly.
There were 2 incidents tied by coincidence. Gulak was killed around 7:06 hours, on 30/5/2021 according to the police PRO. His driver took a detour off mbaise road to the airport.
In the afternoon, around some minutes after 1pm, some people stopped a trailer with onion further down on that same road where Gulak's taxi driver had taken a detour earlier in the morning.
The northern youths gave an ultimatum, and the 2 incidents were stitched together. Connect the dots yourself. RIP to the unknown lads 'who killed' Gulak.

Having read through the story and comments, one thing is evident; there are 3 sides to this story - the late woman's family's side, the hospital's side and the truth. However, I think it's early to call out the hospital and hang them. I think they were in a better position to make judgement calls concerning the woman's health situation, rather than relying on the advice of someone in UK who has no idea of the clinical picture. From what I gather from the story, it was a dynamic situation with lots of moving parts, and it could not have been easy to take the type of decisions Most of us would have loved to hear. It's also absolutely imperative we understand how the Health sector works. There's the private and public arms of the health sector. The public arm is managed by the government, while the private arm is managed by individuals.
There are 3 levels of care under the public arm of the health sector, namely;
Primary health care e.g. Health centers
Secondary health care e.g. General hospitals
Tertiary health care e.g. Teaching hospitals and Federal Medical Centres.
Now, due to corruption and unhealthy policies in the health sector, primary health care is almost moribund, and Secondary health care is a shadow of its former self. The burden of care that should have been borne by the primary and secondary levels of care are now transferred to the tertiary level. That is why you see all manner of cases in our tertiary centres. Cough, catarrh, pneumonia, diarrhea, uncomplicated child deliveries, etc are supposed to be managed at the primary level, and only referred to the secondary level if complications develop. This frees the tertiary centers to handle only complicated cases which have been referred for want of equipment and higher skills from general hospitals. The tertiary centers are also designated for research, manpower training and inter-institutional partnerships. However, The Tertiary centres are not spared either, as most of them lack the requirements for effective running or operation. Corruption is massive and on a legendary scale in Nigeria, and is a very terrible cancer ravaging the health sector.
As you can see, there's a state of emergency in the health sector. Most of the health workers working in government institution are already working under stress, carrying a burden heavier than they should carry; and to worsen the situation, many of them are owed for months while still being threatened to come to work. These people are regular Nigerians who have families and relatives who depend on them. Some of them who have not been paid for months are ready to compromise their positions just to eke out a meal for the day. Unfortunately, our so-called leaders and politicians don't care. Rather, they use taxpayers money and our commonwealth to take care of their health and those of their relatives abroad. Hope you guys are seeing where the problems are coming from? It's a hydra-headed problem.
The public sector is run by individuals who want to see an improvement in service delivery and establish global best practices in medical practice. These individuals invest hugely in their practice, to the extent of importing state-of-the-art equipment and paying skilled practitioners to run their establishments. They are also taxed heavily. You will agree with me that this won't come cheap to any user of such establishments; afterall, every investor expects a huge return on his investment. That is not to say that they compromise on the quality of care they render. Most don't compromise. They're ready to give you any service you desire, but the cost will be huge. For those private establishments who cannot procure all the equipment they should have, they partner with external laboratories or institutions to provide such services. From my own point of view, private hospitals will be the life line of the average Nigerian who is seeking quality health care. The Nigerian government does not care about the public health sector. That is why there are strikes every now and then. At the moment, there's mass exodus of health workers to other countries; yet a minister in this current administration had to reply that we have enough doctors, and will import doctors if Nigerian doctors leave. A former minister of health (a doctor) said doctors who are not satisfied with their remuneration should go and learn tailoring, farming, or other skills. This i-don't-care posturing is what has made the rot in the sector continue to fester. It's an unfortunate situation.
Nigerian health workers are very good at what they do. However, poor remuneration, corruption and horrible working conditions has made many of them jumping to other climes where the working conditions are better, and standards of living far greater. Let us try to understand the root causes of the problem and direct our anger rightly to those responsible. Let's wait for the full picture in the Peju case to appear before we pass our judgements. I understand that many of us have been scarred by terrible experiences that should never have been, but let's not tag every misfortune as an act of negligence or arrogance. Let's continue to strive, and demand accountability and strengthen our institutions. Inshallah, we'll get better.

Sorry dear. However, I don't think you should go any other direction, except the medical way. You already know what the problem is, and have a proven control for it. Schizophrenia is a chronic condition with no cure. You only control it. I had a friend who had it, and it was in their family. I also know of people who have it and live Normal life with monthly injections. Pastors and native doctors will only milk you, except God himself says, "It is finished."
By the way, what is the name of the monthly injection your elder brother was taking?

Rain doesn't fall on one roof.

Repay debts. It's a cycle.

Leaders of tomorrow.

Nelson Mandela will be shaking his head in his grave right now. I guess the melanin in some of us Africans appears to blacken our sense of reasoning. Damn!

The South African government can simply grant all those with expired travel documents amnesty. Malaysia has been doing it annually to rid the country of illegal immigrants, after which they clamp down on those who refused to take advantage of it. This year, they started August 1st, 2019, and will end December 31st, 2019. All you need to pay is a fine of 700 Ringgits, the equivalent of N70,000, and they will give you a pass (temporary visa of 1 week). You will pay for your flight back to your home country.
Anyway, the decision for an amnesty program is solely that of the South African government. However, if the Nigerian government valued its citizens, it can influence these decisions. It's just unfortunate we are Nigerians.

Dude, I called this number twice, but no one answered. I thought it was your digits?
08095386998.
Are you on WhatsApp? Can I chat you up on WhatsApp? I respect boundaries.

Hmmm! All these arguments. Shaking my ****

Thank you, Adeniyi for your brief insight. I'll dig around it as you suggested to gain more insight. I like to look before I take a plunge I'll let you know when I'm done.

What are the practical applications of the knowledge acquired from what you are advertising? How does it translate to money? Pardon my ignorance. I might be interested.

I think it is called Folliculitis keloidalis nuchae, but a hospital visit is Bae.

This is the offshoot of another loss of confidence in an abused instrument of government. It begs the questions: why should army do immunization? Immunizations are done according to the national immunization scheme, on national immunization days by trained personnel. It's a pity we have degenerated to this level of abuse.

I can see you are combining the 3 states of matter in one stomach; solid (fufu, corn, etc), liquid (canned drink) and gas (cigarette). Isorait.

The banks do this intentionally. I had a similar experience, severally, but the crescendo was when I withdrew 10k in 1000 denominations from an Access bank ATM, only to find out one of the notes was actually half of the 1000 note. I discovered it late, after I had traveled. I wrote the head office, but was asked to go back to the bank and complain. I had traveled from owerri to Ibadan. Nothing came out of it. I still have the note with me. Corporate mischief!

What's up doc? I am an avid reader of your posts, and believe me, I enjoy them with relish. Mega thanks for the tips you provide here.
That said, I have tooth sensitivity which has lingered for a while, and appears to be deteriorating lately. I can't take cold water, and when I see ice cream, I just avoid it like a leper. I was told to use sensodyne, but I don't think it is doing much.
My question is: is there anything else left to try?
Also, I have this dull, gnawing pain on my first left lower premolar, I think, with a little depression on it. The pain is mild, and temporarily relieved when I brush, but I am afraid it might be an incipient hole.
What are my options here?
PS: I really want to get rid of the tooth sensitivity by all means. Thanks in advance.

After years of deliberations, empty promises, unfulfilled MOUs, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on a total and indefinite strike starting on Monday, 4th September, 2017.

The reasons for the strike have lingered since 2013 and this particular strike was totally avoidable. Are you aware that some Resident Doctors have not received some months' salaries from last year? Are you aware that from January to April this year, most Resident Doctors received only fractions of their salaries? Are you aware that most Resident Doctors are owed promotional arrears spanning years?

Are you aware that these Resident Doctors have families, relatives, dependants and countless financial responsibilities including bearing most of the cost of their specialist training?

Are you aware that doctors in Nigeria are leaving in droves to the UK, US, Middle East due to poor remuneration?

As citizens, I think it is time to tell the government of the day the hard truth. Do the right thing. A labourer deserves his wages. The Resident Doctors are the bulk of the workforce in our tertiary health institutions and keeping them motivated will help stem the steep decline in our health sector. Do the right thing. Pay your workers what is due them.

The blame game will not cut it. The name-calling will not cut it. Only doing the right thing will solve this problem once and for all.

Most Resident Doctors I know hate the word 'strike' because it truncates our training and visits untold hardship on our patients. Unfortunately, it appears to be the only language the government understands.

During strikes, while asking for his due, the doctor is demonized by the public as 'callous', 'inhuman' and 'forgetful of his Hippocratic oath'. Yet, doctors are human. Doctors pay rent and buy food, not with their stethoscope, but with money. Doctors support families and pay school fees, not with their stethoscope, but with money. Doctors fall sick and pay hospital bills with money.

This is the time to save the Nigerian health sector. This is the time to make the health of Nigerians a priority. This is the time to do the right thing. Not in 2019. Now.

© Dr. Kelvin Alaneme, 2017.

Dr Chibueze Anugwo is a Nigerian, born and bred in Nigeria. He hails from Imo state, in the south eastern part of Nigeria. He had a relatively normal adventurous childhood of a male child, with lofty dreams and ambitions of living a life of liberty, fulfilment and pursuit of happiness. He played football in the dusty fields and streets of his neighbourhood, and ran errands for his parents. He also loved to teach his friends how to do their homework. He attended classes in school, and when he graduated from high school, he wanted to become a medical doctor in other to help rid the world of disease.
He had no problem getting into medical school, but as time went on, dark ominous clouds began to gather around him, and something strange began to happen to him. It started as a gradual, painless, progressive loss of his peripheral vision accompanied with poor night vision, but he still managed to get through medical school with it. As soon as he graduated, and was about to live his dream as a medical doctor, the lights went out – he became blind.
He was diagnosed with Retinitis pigmentosa, a disease of the light-sensitive part of the eye that leads to blindness, and has no cure. But why him? Why then – at the prime of his life and career? How will he practise the profession he had spent his time studying? These and countless other questions surged through his mind, but there were no answers. He had sought medical help, but nothing could be done. Not seeing the faces of his family members and friends really broke him down. He had to be led and assisted to do things he used to do for himself. He felt useless. He saw no use being alive; no future, and then came depression. He contemplated suicide. He attempted suicide. It took the support of his family, friends and well-wishers to pull him out of depression. It took time; a long time.
He eventually accepted his condition, but like the Phoenix, decided to rise again from the ashes of this colossal setback, and rebuild his life. He vowed never to let anyone pass through what he had gone through, especially when it is avoidable. He was still going to practise his profession, but with modification.
With the blessings of his family, support of friends, and permission from the state ministries of health and education, no financial resource, he set out on this onerous goal - his target being primary and secondary school-age students. He was determined to catch them young. He has no source of income, being unemployed and cannot pay for the services of Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and other support staff he needs, but has to depend partly on some of his friends who are Ophthalmologists, as well as hand-outs and donations.
He adopted a three-pronged approach as follows:
1. Screening; for early detection of disease conditions.
2. Counselling; to educate students and prepare for expectations.
3. Referral; to appropriate health facilities for treatment and rehabilitation.
He has a foundation today, The Retina Africa foundation, which is still in its infancy and based in Imo State. The Retina Africa Foundation has been able to reach ten schools, screening approximately five thousand students. Twenty to thirty percent of these kids had refractive errors of various kinds, from myopia, hypermetropia to astigmatism. Some others had suspicious optic disc findings, glaucoma and a remarkable case of a child who was thought to be mentally unwell, and performed badly academically, without knowing he had significant visual impairment. Many of the kids had preference for the front or back row of seats due to poor sight. Many performed badly in academics due to poor sight. Neither their teachers nor their parents knew this reason. The teachers were educated on refractive errors, and some of them were also screened at their request. The parents of kids with positive findings were informed and many of them took their kids to see the eye doctors. They were happy. Many of the kids improved dramatically in their academic performance, especially those who had refractive errors, and sported brand new spectacles to the envy of their friends. They didn’t have to seat in front or at the back row of seats anymore in other to see the board. They were happy they could see the board from anywhere in class, and be able to study without hassles.
Dr Chibueze Anugwo is happy that at last, he is living his dream of ridding the world of diseases, especially avoidable blindness. He is keying into the global target of Vision 2020 and the Right to sight. He plans to widen the reach of his foundation despite unavailability of resources. His greatest constraints include lack of finance, logistic support, and personnel, but he is optimistic help will come somehow. His hope is through the roof and he says he can see through it. He is married with a daughter.
You can reach him through the following channels:
Mobile phone number: +2348169845981
e-mail address: retina.africa@gmail.com
Facebook page: Retina Africa Foundation
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His partner: Dr Emeonye, Alozie .N
Mobile phone number: +2348037974285
e-mail address: emeonyealozie@yahoo.com