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HealthRe: Is There A Permanent Cure For Stomach Ulcer? by naijafresh: 3:28pm On Mar 23, 2015
vickkyruby:
Are you a doctor? Can i get the name of drugs pls.
Yes I am.
For security reasons will send you a PM with the requested advice.
HealthRe: Is There A Permanent Cure For Stomach Ulcer? by naijafresh: 12:09pm On Mar 23, 2015
vickkyruby:
Thanks alot your post was really helpful. I usually feel the pain when I have not eaten for sometime the pain tends to subside on its own after i must have eaten.I dont stool or vomit.I will try out the antacid
You're welcome smiley

Antacids should give immediate symptomatic relief. For long term control you would need to take something like omeprazole or similar. These drugs are called proton pump inhibitors and they work by suppressing stomach acid production. A course of 4-6 weeks should provide effective relief in conjunction with other measures as discussed earlier.

In the Nigerian setting I would also consider a 2 week course of antibiotics to treat helicobacter infection if you're still getting symptoms despite antacids and proton pump inhibitors.

Best wishes.
RomanceRe: Caught In The Act...pls What Would You Do In This Situation? by naijafresh: 7:51am On Mar 23, 2015
steppin:
Bros, your writing skills are so poor.
Are you sure you're a graduate?
Lol.. From the number of insults you're receiving from those with similar writing skills to the OP your point has been lost. It doesn't really concern you unless you are planning to employ engineering graduates in the future.

As they say, don't take another mans panadol, watch your own back..
HealthRe: Pls Help! He Needs A Liver Transplant Due To Chronic Liver Failure(clf) by naijafresh: 8:28pm On Mar 22, 2015
quest003:
haba!! This is too much, i dont see a big deal in what he has written up there. Please be calm with him, you appear to be the type we yoruba's call onifufu but please be easy on him.
People have a right to be careful before they part with their hard earned cash. He should be open and willing to answer questions to assuage people's fears of being scammed especially as he has put his predicament in the public domain.
Christianity EtcRe: Things That Can Distract You During Church Services by naijafresh: 8:23pm On Mar 22, 2015
Why do people have a problem with modern technology these days?

I keep hearing 'don't use the bible app' on your tablet everywhere I go.

So in that light please wears raffia palm skirts, ride bicycles or indeed a donkey to church and of course don't use multimedia in church as well. You also have to use the original bible scrolls in ancient Hebrew or Aramaic as well non of this modern translation bible nonsense.

If you don't own one or don't understand it don't knock it!

If I want to use a tablet or my phone in church instead of listening to the sermon my mind is already distracted. If I have a hard copy bible it isn't going to stop me. grin
HealthRe: Pls Help! He Needs A Liver Transplant Due To Chronic Liver Failure(clf) by naijafresh:
Coldplay007:
Are you sure of what you are saying?
Who made the diagnosis of Liver failure?
With liver failure there will be other signs, the least of your problems would be halitosis..
Liver transplant no be beans oo, If you needed a transplant, you probably would be bedridden...

Why do I have the feeling your 2 threads are a Well planned scamhuh
You don't necessarily need to be bedridden for a liver transplant. There are different stages of liver disease and you don't wait till the patient is too sick before you list them for a transplant.
It will be prudent to get more details like people have requested.
HealthRe: Pls Help! He Needs A Liver Transplant Due To Chronic Liver Failure(clf) by naijafresh: 6:28pm On Mar 22, 2015
So give us more details so we can decide for ourselves

1. Where were you diagnosed?
2. What is the cause of the chronic liver failure?
3. What stage is the liver disease at the moment?
4. What is the total cost of the liver transplant.?
5. Have you found a compatible donor?
6. Where will the operation take place?

Best wishes
HealthRe: Is There A Permanent Cure For Stomach Ulcer? by naijafresh: 5:04pm On Mar 22, 2015
First of all, who diagnosed a stomach ulcer in you? Severe indigestion does not necessarily mean you have an ulcer.

Lifestyle changes ie no spicy food, lose weight if necessary, don't miss meals, reduce fizzy drinks, tea and coffee, stop smoking and heavy alcohol intake is the usual first line advice.

Unless you have had an endoscopic examination of the stomach or perhaps a barium meal the diagnosis is uncertain and may be wrong. If your doctors or healthcare practitioner say you have an ulcer without the basic investigations he is guessing the most likely diagnosis based on your symptoms.. nigerian style medicine in a resource poor environment.

Secondly, yes there is a cure. 60% of stomach ulcers are caused by an infection with a bacteria called 'helicobacter pylori' you can google it, this can be treated with a simple course of antibiotics. It is advisable to test for this infection rather than treat blindly so as not to miss the diagnosis of something more serious.
Surgery for stomach ulcers is archaic treatment, unless you have a bleeding ulcer which requires immediate surgery and is usually accompanied by passing black stool (altered blood) or vomiting large amounts of blood.

You do not necessarily have to have a stomach examination if you're under the age of 45 because the risk of such symptoms being cancer is low. However if the symptoms are severe and persistent and you're losing weight or vomiting constantly it may well be recommended.

The recommendation that said is to test for helicobacter pylori and treat if positive. I do not know if such tests are available in Nigeria. The tests are simple and consist of a breath test where you breath into a tube or analysis of a stool sample. Helicobacter can also be tested by doing a biopsy of the stomach during internal examination.
The blood test looking for antibodies is no longer performed as most people have previous exposure and a positive test does not mean active infection.

Lastly most of the treatment for stomach ulcers tends to be symptomatic ie aimed at the symptoms so youre given pain killers and antacids.

If you are suffering you should consult a healthcare professional and a gastroenterologist to be precise as this is their area of expertise.

Hope this helps
HealthRe: Medical Negligence In A Hospital In Lagos. Read This Shocking Story by naijafresh: 12:14am On Mar 21, 2015
This came from Linda Ikejis blog, from the comments posted there I can see how ignorant the public are. They don't know the facts but have pronounced judgement. I won't go into the specifics but story doesn't add up, however comments along the lines of
Sack her!
Close the hospital!
Kill her!
Burn the hospital down!
The hospital killed my father, my mother, my whole village!

The list is endless, Nigerian doctors and hospitals are a reflection of society. If the country doesn't work as a whole why should hospitals and doctors be different. Everyone myself included has a story of a relative who died in hospital or was killed by doctors.

The comment that riles me the most, "you're a doctor dealing with human life do you can't make mistakes".
This is ignorance doctors have will and will continue to make mistakes.

The fact they have a human life in their hands doesn't mean they're no longer tired or overworked. Nigerian doctors are overworked, poorly paid and under equipped and these days poorly trained or developed.
This is Nigeria.
NYSCRe: Corp Members In Kebbi State Learning How To Use Guns? by naijafresh: 9:06pm On Mar 20, 2015
laplace12:
Did you contact their parents and Guardians before handing them guns?
Tell me. Are corpers not all adults these days?
So why would they need parental permission?
PoliticsRe: Ashes And Death: What Boko Haram Left Behind In Baga - BBC by naijafresh: 8:27pm On Mar 17, 2015
ichidodo:
[color=#1980BC] [b] We wonder how these events would have unfolded if GEJ hadn't stretched the front by inviting Niger and especially Chad into a coalition early February?? From the invasion of Baga, Gambaru to Malam fatori by Chad in the north to the battle space operations by our boys in Marte,Konduga and the defence of Maiduguri-very stupid move by BH to waste precious personnel and resources in that battle aspect,if you ask us- in the south let us not forget Cameroon beefing security at Fotokol in the east plus the Operations of Niger gendarmes in Diffa region in the west...all these culminating into one massive defeat after another for BH, each defeat leaving the group horribly understaffed and armed thus we see a situation whereby they have to throw or gamble more precious assets into helpless firefight situations to cover their losses and eventually climaxing into another defeat (this vicious cycle goes on and on)....tis no wonder the group has been in disarray and is been swept up from all sides.We have said it before and we will say it again that no rag tag gorilla force how much less an islamist type have ever fought off successfully and defeated simultaneously two soveriegn armies on two fronts since the history of modern mankind.....Military strategists in DHQ must be congratulated for this new battle field philosophy but all credits must go to Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and our boys on ground for turning that philosophy into reality, damning the opposition critics and their nonsense....[/b] [/color]
So pray tell me why is this strategy just being used now? Did GEJ arrive on the scene yesterday?
BusinessRe: CCTV Caught Ladies Shoplifting At A Store On Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos (photo) by naijafresh: 9:50am On Mar 17, 2015
coogar:
harrods is a different story now.
that's a high end departmental store. how can you compare harrods to the one on this thread. come on, stop reaching! there are items in harrods worth several thousands of british pounds. don't compare it to a store in this video that looks like a regular £1 store. grin
Lol, so every store that installs CCTV and monitors it has to be 'high end'? Even my local corner shop has CCTV and I see him looking at it everytime i enter his overpriced store. grin

You're missing my point.


I am not saying that CCTV is monitored 100% of the time or it can't be beaten, in this Nigerian shop they installed CCTV for a reason, theft detection and I will explain.. If you can spend the money to install an expensive CCTV system in Nigeria then you can spend some time or money monitoring it.
It doesn't have to be 12 hours a day and come to think of it the shoplifters in this case must have been lucky or perhaps the owner was distracted at that precise moment so they got away. There is no point taking the footage to the nearest police station and asking them to help apprehend the culprits, they will laugh at your face so you have to be more proactive.

Shop owners in Nigeria and other smaller shop owners are not Walmart or Harrods that rely on the backup of the police to prevent shoplifting. So in my opinion (humble) I am not expecting too much of them to monitor their own CCTV. If they can't monitor the CCTV then what is the point installing the CCTV? the girl stealing actually looked at the camera so she knew it was a camera and banked on the fact it might not be working or being monitored, some people would not even have a clue what the camera is. I bet she has stolen from that shop before so they are considered a soft target.

I have walked out of shops with goods without realising i hadn't paid and I have also seen people accosted at the door because the security caught them on camera. That doesn't mean that no one has ever got away with stealing from the same shop. Some people are banned from Marks and Spencers for persistent shoplifting despite all the cameras and security.

CCTV can be a crime deterrent or crime detector it just depends on how you apply it. In Nigeria your CCTV has to be a crime detector because once they have left the shop your goods are gone forever. This is the point I was trying to make.
grin
BusinessRe: CCTV Caught Ladies Shoplifting At A Store On Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos (photo) by naijafresh: 12:35am On Mar 17, 2015
coogar:
they don't monitor their CCTVs....
all the items are tagged electronically. if a thief tries to take the clothes out without removing the tag @ the till, the anti-theft larm system would be triggered.



no one monitors CCTV.....
it's extra work & waste of money on a job the camera is doing anyways. why would a shop owner pay anyone to sit down and stare at the monitor? grin




the clothing items should have been tagged...
Have you seen the security control room of Harrods before? I have and they have security men with radios monitoring the screens as well as patrolling the shop floor.
They don't just rely on tags and yes they do pay people to monitor CCTV and that is a hard fact..

Nuff said
BusinessRe: CCTV Caught Ladies Shoplifting At A Store On Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos (photo) by naijafresh: 12:09am On Mar 17, 2015
chymystique:
[color=violet]Nairalanders, una no dey sleep? Shuooo!

Anyways na everyday thing wey dey happen for most shopping malls and boutiques.. Na so these gals ve just disgraced themeselves and their future.. na wetin inferiority complex and nott being contented causes.. undecided[/color]
Lol.. not every Nigerian is in the same timezone.. and some have chronic nairaland induced insomnia
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Is Actually Fighting Boko Haram? The Nigerian Army Or Mercenaries? by naijafresh(op): 12:08am On Mar 17, 2015
http://saharareporters.com/2015/03/16/nigeria-denies-hiring-mercenaries-fight-boko-haram


So who are the foreign looking people then?
"technical advisers?"
BusinessRe: CCTV Caught Ladies Shoplifting At A Store On Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos (photo) by naijafresh: 12:04am On Mar 17, 2015
coogar:
even in the west, CCTVs are barely monitored in the shops. there's a system in place that would get an arrest with the face captured in the CCTV.

if this shop owner gets the police involved & they print these faces on a national newspaper or make "wanted" posters, the culprits would soon be arrested.
CCTV is rarely monitored eh?

Ok go into Marks and Spencers or Harrods, stuff some clothes into your jacket and try and walk out.
The big shops do monitor their CCTV and the national CCTV you see on roads, airports and other public places is monitored and recorded 24 hours a day.
The only people who 'rarely' monitor CCTV are those who put fake monitors up or some small shop owners. I suspect the reason they don't is they cant afford the staff. Even the small shop owners can be seen watching the monitors from time to time. I can't quote how often because i haven't done a survey nor have i read one regarding monitoring habits..so don't generalise and make statements like you have the statistics in your pocket.

Furthermore we aren't in a country with effective police for you to rely on recognition of the individual after the crime has occurred, do you seriously think the police are going to come round and investigate. Its only the general public that might help identify the culprit but then what next?
BusinessRe: CCTV Caught Ladies Shoplifting At A Store On Allen Avenue Ikeja, Lagos (photo) by naijafresh: 11:48pm On Mar 16, 2015
She must be the first thief to be featured on CCTV in Nigeria,
by the way what's the point having CCTV if you don't monitor it?
expensive waste of useful technology
NYSCRe: How NYSC Camp Showed Me 'shege' by naijafresh: 9:57am On Mar 14, 2015
You paid to 'Influence' your posting outcome and yet you will be the first to complain of corruption in Nigeria..
double standards.. but wait there has to be a standard right?
Foreign AffairsRe: Who Is Actually Fighting Boko Haram? The Nigerian Army Or Mercenaries? by naijafresh(op): 12:19am On Mar 13, 2015
The war must be win by any means necessary I agree..

We need to prevent our country from being taken over by insurgents in the future as soon as this is over.
We dont want to end up like syria or somalia
PoliticsMercenaries Fighting Boko Haram In Nigeria? by naijafresh(op): 8:39pm On Mar 12, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/world/africa/nigerias-fight-against-boko-haram-gets-help-from-south-african-mercenaries.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

News reports filtering in suggest mercenaries are involved in the ongoing offensive against Boko haram.

This news raises a lot of questions

So who is involved in this battle?
What is the input from the Nigerian Army?

Are the mercenaries responsible for the recent successes?
What are they doing that the NA can't do?
Foreign AffairsWho Is Actually Fighting Boko Haram? The Nigerian Army Or Mercenaries? by naijafresh(op): 8:31pm On Mar 12, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/world/africa/nigerias-fight-against-boko-haram-gets-help-from-south-african-mercenaries.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

News reports filtering in suggest mercenaries are involved in the ongoing offensive against Boko haram.

This news raises a lot of questions

So who is involved in this battle?
What is the input from the Nigerian Army?

Are the mercenaries responsible for the recent successes?
What are they doing that the NA can't do?
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 3:38pm On Mar 12, 2015
SIRTee15:
Abeg, softly, softly
American healthcare system is not eldorado as u are trying to paint it.
Americans are also complaining about their healthcare system
americans who live close to Canadian border now cross over to canada to assess healthcare services like drugs, investigations, basic surgical procedures etc because its much more cheaper and same quality.
Most dentist who live near the Mexican border are moving their facilities to mexico to avoid bureaucracy associated with the burdensome and expensive healthcare industry.
I read an article where a lady accused the medical staffs in a us hospital of worsening her child's condition when on admission. The hospital ignored her complaints and even threatened her. She took her child and left for mexico without proper discharge. The issue was national news in the u.s that time. Most comments I read online supported the woman's action. They described medical staffs as heartless and wicked people. Some even said she will get a better treatment in mexico. I think the child had cancer.
A friend of mine who lives in Carolina complained to me how she paid more for an investigation via her health insurance. She said she would have paid just a third of the amount if she had no insurance and had paid directly from her pocket.
Small wonder most Americans now prefer to have no form of health insurance. At least nobody will scam them of their hard earned money.
And I hope u know most Americans belief health workers like u are the biggest beneficiary of their health insurance premium.
Thus a growing resentment against doctors and other health care workers.
I don't need to tell u about Medicare and Medicaid that's on the verge of collapse once China stop lending u guys money.
Just pray Hilary Clinton wins the next presidential election, or else the republicans will come with their voucher card health care payment that will definitely be rationed.
Then we
will see how nice and happy american doctors will be to treat people for free.
And if I may ask u
Why are american doctors and nurses against obamacare?
A noble idea that intends to give a universal healthcare coverage to all Americans simply wants to go down the drain because of the greed and selfishness of some few.
A few ingrates that babyosis represents.
No system is perfect
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 3:36pm On Mar 12, 2015
babyosisi:
Didn't you just confirm my conclusions?
Hahahahaha
People start off attacking my post only to agree with the post in the body of their posts
Na wa
Didn't I say these exact things in my own words?
Your OP contains certain truths but is flawed by generalisation and perhaps poor attention to the root of the problem in the narrative so came across as biased and sentimental rather than constructive.

Nigerian doctors are first and foremost Nigerian so they will give you Nigerian style treatment just like the appalling tretament you get from a Nigerian banker in a Nigerian bank and the list is endless.

I attempted to address this by constructively addressing certain points you made. I do not state there is no problem but rather the problem is multifactorial.

When all the basic problems of funding, regulation, leadership and training are addressed as is the case to a degree in western hospitals, Nigerian doctors are much better at their jobs. They however may lapse because certain attitudes are hard to get rid of and that's when you hear about them in the news.
There are more Nigerian doctors outside than within Nigeria. Many of them have previously worked in Nigeria. They must be getting something right if they are able to get jobs abroad.
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 3:13pm On Mar 12, 2015
armadeo:
Sorry for your loss, however I must ask what was your aunt doing in a hospital for 4 days on admission with no dr in sight. Who then treated her for the 4 days.
Good question, if you went to the airport to travel for an urgent meeting and you heard there was no plane or pilot in sight would you wait for 4 days?
You need to take responsibility for your own health and destiny.
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 3:10pm On Mar 12, 2015
babyosisi:
Shebi you folks talk about them mago mago that happens university admissions?
Do you folks think there is no magomago in medical school admissions?
Think again
The same man know man occurs there
Dunces wey no suppose do animal science are ending up in medical school because the list from the governor,president,commissioner,dean ,provost,Chairaman MAC and vice chancellor must be honored
And when they get in,they have to graduate
You fall suck,the mumu blockhead is treating you
Gone are the days when the brightest with the highest scores got in
It is now a matter of who you know
And we wonder why patients are dying of treatable ailments
What goes around comes around..
Nigerian doctors are a product of Nigerian society, you bribe your way in school, university, on the road, at the airport and everywhere you go and you expect Nigerian doctors to be different?

Nigerian doctors are living the same hustle that everyone else lives in Nigeria..
Swap doctor for banker, policeman, immigration officer, banker and you and the fundamentals are the same.. Poor pay, low morale, corruption, greed, selfishness, poor leadership etc

Change starts from the top and starts from within. No one person can change society.

People always complain when hospitals ask for money upfront. Are they a charity? When you rushed your collapsed relative to the hospital and you saw they couldn't treat her why did you stay? If you go to the bank and the building is on fire will you stay to collect your money because you have money there?
Moreover can you get anything for free in society? Even what is your right you have to pay for.. That's Nigeria for you.

All of you that complain are the same whether you're the rude banker, the graduate with a first class who can't speak English, the government worker who doesn't show up for work, the petrol attendant shortchanging customers or the businessman who doesn't pay tax.

Sorry but that's life, that's nigeria for you ..
Jobs/VacanciesRe: Should I pay a whooping sum of 500k to get a job? Please Advice!!!.... by naijafresh:
nurexfutmx:
I lost my job last year december, have been trying to get another job since then but all to no avail. Am getting frustrated by the day cos i don't see any job coming, I was able to save up to 500k during my time in my former workplace. Now, the question is...

1. Am thinking of going for MSc which i may end up spending the whole money on and God forbid, what if i still don't get any job after the programme won't i go back to square one?

2. I'm thinking maybe i could invest in something profitable and start up a little business but i really want to build my career and with that little sum of money i have, i may end up making little or no gain which i could possibly lose lots of money aswell.

3. The third and last one am really interested doing is someone promised me a job in NNPC and he is asking me to pay 300k for a slot there but from experience of what happened to be last year, i lost 150k to a family friend who promised me a job in Nigeria Custom but i end up got scammed. It didn't workout, am trying to avoid such mistake again.

I've always wish to work with a goverment parastatal (a very good one) and i don't mind forfeiting the whole 500k to get it only if i can be rest assured it will workout.

Am really confused and don't know what to do with my life....i need u guys advice please!
Haba! you've been scammed like this before and yet you ask?

I suggest 3 options

1. Pay the money and confirm to all that, indeed you are stupid and this isn't a joke
2. Keep your money in your pocket and keep looking for a job
3. Tell them you will pay when you have been in the job and collecting a genuine salary and emoluments at a rate of 100,000 a month for 1 year
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 9:42pm On Mar 11, 2015
Redoil:
Oddly and saddly babyosis is not far from the truth. But why have she decided to wash our dirty pants in public?
The truth needs to be said, how else will we improve when we are hiding our heads in the sand?

You don't think there is a problem then i take it?
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh:
babyosisi:
Doctors in Nigeria are generally heartless
They care nothing about their patients,human lives mean nothing to them and their nurses
The reception has a standing order not to let anyone without the stipulated thousands get past the outpatient department no matter how sick
All they are after is how much they milk from the ignorant helpless citizens

Your above comment is a little ignorant if i may say, if i treated everyone who came in to my hospital without collecting any funds who will pay the bill at the end of the month?
Will you let me live in your house for free because i am a doctor? Will i get free food in the market because i am a nurse?
Do i get exemption from paying my way because i work in a hospital? Simple economics means we can't treat anyone for free..
My reward may indeed be in heaven but my unfortunately bills are on earth where i live amongst the rest of the human race
Comments like this fan the flames of ill will towards healthcare professionals and this is a dangerous trend, most of have left and more will leave


A nigerian doctor will keep a patient for weeks and pour infusion ( drip) down their arms endlessly without a diagnosis
Diagnosing your illness is not a priority,many don't care about that,they are after the payment of the bills
That's why a patient with a treatable ailment will walk in with both legs and leave in a casket
Butchers many of them

I accept this does happen but you can't tar everyone with the same brush, the ministry of health does not regulate doctors or hospitals in nigeria or monitor the activities of clinic and hospitals, thats why i can rent a 3 bedroom hospital put a bed and a reception desk, throw a stethoscope round my neck and hire a school dropout as a nurse, blame the government and the ministries, they are just salary paying organisations

In all my years living and working in the USA I have never heard of a single woman I know or a woman known by anyone I know die while having a baby but in Nigeria it's a minute by minute occurrence.
People with normal uncomplicated pregnancies die daily at childbirth in nigerian hospitals due to negligence and malpractice and the families have no recourse.

True, this is the state of the nation and nigeria has one of the highest if not the highest rates of maternal and perinatal deaths in the world, elections are coming, you know what to do.. but are the politicians whether APC or PDP willing to stand up and take notice?


Ever wonder why these folks don't let patients in on what is ailing them?
Ever wonder why they scratch off the names on the medication bottles they give you?
Ever wonder why they get angry when a concerned doctor calls to chat about a patient in their care and course of treatment?

The same corruption,heartlessness and greed that has permeated every sector of Nigeria is also rife in the hospitals
Why should anyone be surprised?

You get what you pay for, you pay peanuts and you get a monkey as a doctor! healthcare ain't cheap
HealthRe: The Real Reason Nigerian Hospitals Ask For Police Report In Trauma Patients by naijafresh: 9:20pm On Mar 11, 2015
babyosisi:
You folks think the average roadside clinic can handle a gun shot wound or accident victim.

They can't help the patients much even if they wanted to,they don't have the necessary equipment needed to do that,neither do they have the expertise for the most part.
Even here in the USA ,severe trauma and gun shot patients don't just end up at the nearest hospital and even when they do it's just for stabilization before they are taken by mediflight to trauma centers equipped to handle such.

You folks are demanding too much from people who have no knowledge,no experience and no training in handling things like this.

Most of these doctors probably just have an MBBS and nothing more

The facilities have no in house labs,X-ray or scan machines,no blood bank let alone more sophisticated equipment needed to stabilize such patients and certainly cannot perform the life saving surgeries these patients need.

They operate with much limitation,truth be told

Most are actually glorified dispensaries

The police report is just a way to send them away to go die elsewhere and not in their facility

The most they can do is put a drip in the patients arm if they can find a visible vein and watch him die

The average Nigerian so-called hospital can't do much for you beyond malaria and appendicitis if you're lucky

Let us remember the plight of DJDOLA ,two months in a Lagos hospital and millions of naira and they couldn't even give a definitive diagnosis and used our friend for experiment ,treating him for everything else and making up diagnosis along the way while billing the patient and smiling to the bank.

That should be an eye opener
An eye opener it will be indeed, you get what you pay for. Medical care is not cheap anywhere in the world but life is cheap in Nigeria.
HealthRe: Why Are Nigerian Nurses Always Rude And Mean? by naijafresh: 3:45pm On Mar 02, 2015
Konnektions146:
You sound very arrogant.

You don't know me just as I don't know u, i have people work under me and some work for me, I know how I treat them and thus I won't take any health personnel insult anyone close to me because hr/she feels without him/her nothing would work.

All I am saying is understand whatever your profession/job entails and Be tru to it, diligently.
You accuse me of being rude, i defend myself and you tell me i am being arrogant because i do not agree with you? where's the logic there? did i tell you i am better than you?
All I see is people claiming a holier than thou attitude, and describing how they slapped someone because they were rude etc just because someone has taken up nursing doesn't mean she should accept insults. If i slapped everyone who i felt was rude I would have a sore arm by the time i get home everyday and i am sure that even i have come across rude to some people at some point because i am not perfect.

So let me agree with you.. yes i don't know you and you don't know me and our paths may never cross but if they do and i am 'rude' to you please talk to me and do not slap me

I, on my part can't accuse you of anything to which i do not have evidence of nor will i resort to calling you names because i can't get my point across, it is simply not my nature.

My main point in all this is, we all have a duty to be polite and respectful at all times, even if the person annoying us or being obstructive is a 'small girl' in our eyes. we do not have to resort to physical violence. This also includes people we interact with online or in person.

To whom much is given much is expected, this applies to everyone regardless of your job, vocation or calling, myself included whether you are a nurse, self employed, a CEO, a client or a customer

Thank you
FamilyRe: Help! My Neighbour Disturbs Me With His Generator by naijafresh: 6:39pm On Mar 01, 2015
davit:
Can someone tell me who to report my neighbour to. His generator is right behind my flat while he stays upstairs. He does not put off the gen until some mins to 12 am while as early as 4am the generator is on again whenever there is power outage. The gen is so noisy that my family has to wait for him to turn it off before we are able to go in to sleep at night. When he turns it on in the morning, we have to move to the living room to avoid the noise.

Our landlord does not stay with us and all efforts to resolve this have proved abortive as the said neighbour doesn't appear reasonable. As I type this , the gen is on.

Your contributions will be appreciated.
Tricky one, he has a right to use his generator just as you have a right to peaceful sleep but not at your expense i reiterate.
Is there any other place he can move his generator to? I suspect not as you would have looked at this
If there is he should move it there or move it away from you, you are also at risk from the exhaust fumes and fire hazard as well as the noise pollution so it should not interfere with your activities of daily (and nightly) living.
HealthRe: Why Are Nigerian Nurses Always Rude And Mean? by naijafresh: 5:54pm On Mar 01, 2015
skillzbae:
Ok, i wont b able to reply the four of u who mentioned me. I av employee's nd i have perfect working conditions with my staffs. D first tin i do is to teach dem proper ethics nd hw to b nice nd friendly to customers. As a business person, u are nothing without ur customers, so u shuld appreciate dem nd b nice to dem. U can hardly see a rude nurse abroad. So, nxt time, instead of thinking hw to make ursef rich with other pple's money, if u av rude staff, go and train dem, because if u lose all ur customers because of a rude staff, u will fold up nd dt staff wil leave u once u cant pay him or her. Happy new month
So tell me do you slap any of your staff on a regular basis?
Also if i came in to your business and slapped your staff for whatever reason because i felt she was rude would you accept such behaviour?

By the way there are rude nurses abroad, but not as many as in Nigeria, moreover a few noticeable ones among them are Nigerians who may have just arrived or are indeed set in their bad ways. They usually end up with a reprimand or being sanctioned by the nursing and midwifery council. The pay is better so they also learn to be more appreciative and respectful especially when they consider the alternatives in Nigeria - poor pay with verbal and physical insults. That notwithstanding, Nigerian nurses abroad are generally well behaved apart from a few bad eggs.

The nurses abroad are overworked too and they are also subject to abuse but the hospital management does not tolerate such behaviour. The last person who assaulted a nurse doing her duty, rude or not spent 9 months in prison for assault so count yourself lucky!

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