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Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by theophorus(m): 4:59pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
drsibz66: Healthcare functional in Nigeria? Do you know how many Patients those Doctors Kill in Teaching Hospitals across the country daily? Do you know how many they have turn to HBP patients through wrong diagnosis? Do you know how many they treated say 'Headache' for but turn them to 'Cancer' patients? See, I agree with you that Inefficiency in Nigeria is across board but please don't exempt the Health sector at all. Before I begin post, I dey near Healthcare system for Naija ooo. 1 Like |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Geesaintagape: 5:01pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Instead of beating up a doctor for the death of a relation in hospital please better keep ur sick relation at home and treat him. /her urself 4 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by TONYE001(m): 5:06pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
theophorus: Maybe you should tell us how many since you are close to the system. 5 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by omonnakoda: 6:23pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Richy4:Who will pay for it? The money has to come from somewhere? What you describe will cost millions across the country daily if not billions Different countries confronted and provide for that scenario. It will not sort itself out without money 1 Like |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by 1Sharon(f): 6:32pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
tete7000: That's the thing, they wait until the last minute to bring their wards and they expect doctors to do magic. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Laird(m): 6:42pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Even My ex landlady who despite knowing my profession still billed me for a single room and i the tenant then still spent almost the rent amount repairing the single room Would come to the giovernment hospital where I worked and I would stay back after I closed to attend to her child Would call Me for Free diagnosis and prescription for her child Knew I spent the rent equivalent on repairing the single room Still at the next year rent called Me to increase the rent despite all this . Just I year Doctors pay for licence every year Find out the cost of doing AACLSand BLS resuscitation course. Hospitals pay bills every where The public hospitals doesn't give free treatment or free drugs and does not have enough health manpower and enough facilities. That is the government fault and not the health workers fault Many are leaving the country and leaving the practice all over the world. The west is using immigration to try to add to their health force. Does Nigeria have a policy on that. Doctors, Nurses, Sonographers, Radiographers alre leaving the Country Their unions are busy collecting union dues running into serious millions from both those practicing in Naija and those practicing overseas without adequate representation in my opinion . Naija health care issues are multi faceted. Before in some states, non indigenes and no. Connected healthcare workers cannot get Naija government health care jobs. Now reverse is the case. Many government facilities are still looking May patients don't know that sometimes doctors pay for patients bills and drugs because them no dey loud am 2 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by 1Sharon(f): 6:43pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
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Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by 1Sharon(f): 6:53pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Neroclassic001: Are you a doctor? How do you know the dose of antibiotics was excessive? Since you have all the answers, why did you bring your mum to the hospital? |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Panda7(m): 7:06pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
the problem with the medical is to blame the practitioners and who is funding them, apart from sanitation you can clearly see the facilities, drugs and the tools are not top class and you wonder why the poor funding if humans lives are really precious, besides that the health practitioners have nothing to ad or promote to the society |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Nolevel666: 7:51pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Both sides have their own faults. I work in UBTH Engineering Dept. Most patients are always looking for opportunity to run away without paying bills,that’s why whenever we go and fix something in the ward we always make sure we the lock the gates of the entrance of the ward the way we met them. Sometimes i overhear some patient relatives narrating how they were very “smart” in helping their relatives escape after being treated and end up leaving the matrons on duty in trouble. Those that perpetuate such acts are always touts relatives and i tell myself sometimes that i cannot be a health professional because Nigerians will make you do what you’ve never been capable of doing with their victim mentality. Some docs and nurses sef get their own for body but its not their faults sometimes. Nigerians always look for ways to turn you into a bad person by force. Not to talk of the number of patientst thatone doctor has to treat in a day. You sef to tire for the whole thing. Patient relatives go nearly divide you into how many parts so long you attend to them. There is too much corruption in the system and that’s the truth. Those on top will write petition for new equipment but at the end them go carry the old one come engineering make we spray and refurbish again and them go still dump am for inside ward again after collecting money for new equipment. Come to the operating theatre and see equipment wey senior your parents ductaped all over. Nigerians need to work on themselves not just The Government. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Kemadealadire(f): 8:27pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Hmmn. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by DatNaijaGuy: 8:47pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
TheChameleon: It happened in Asaba, not Benin City. The doctor that was killed is Doctor Osas Iluobe. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by TheChameleon: 8:54pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
DatNaijaGuy: Yeah that case. Was just strange that the patient's relatives were packing heat at the hospital |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by jessylaurel(f): 9:04pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
airsaylongcome:Yes the take pride in it. In fact I think it helps build there resume in the marine kingdom |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Baoo4eva(m): 9:05pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
I have read the responses on this thread and I must say, my heart is broken. I worked in Nigeria for 7yrs and this is my 3rd year working as a doctor in the UK and I must say that most doctors do more than they should be doing . Of course there are bad eggs but majority of the doctors I worked with did more than they should. Let's start from the patients, they will only present when they are already advanced in the course of the illness. At which point you would only be able to palliative them. The hospital system is a fee for service system in which patients have to pay for everything from basic tools to critical lifesaving supplies. I have spent my money on patients on numerous occasions and that was the reason I decided not to be a paediatrician. There is no doctor is happy seeing his/her having bad outcomes. I know of consultants who will be angry with patients on the ward because they have not provided the medications needed, or materials for surgery, but goes into their offices and cry because patients died. Most of the doctors have to develop coping mechanisms in which you try to detach yourself from the patients , if not na everyday heart break. Compared this to UK, patients present early, they present on even normal stuffs meaning you can catch diseases early and they can be treated. And everything is free. The nurses will come to dress wounds in your house. They are well paid for it. And I am really proud of Nigerian doctors all over the world, we are doing amazingly well. We rule where we walk, these oyinbos will ask us how we are able to quickly adapt and function very well. If the general opinion of the general population is what is reflected in this thread. I fear for the remaining doctors. And I have to say this, the elites in Nigeria will come to UK and still come and see us ,the same Nigerian doctors. I think the environment has to be right for people to thrive Same goes for virtually every other occupation. 9 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by lomaxx: 10:47pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
Richy4: Nigeria is a low trust society. Health insurance would be a better alternative so providers can wrestle with insurance companies for their money instead of patients. But then, how many people have health insurance? 3 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by omonnakoda: 11:04pm On Jan 05, 2023 |
After childbirth we rather spend money on party than pay doctor |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by drsibz66(m): 12:31am On Jan 06, 2023 |
theophorus: I said health care sector is the most functional sector in the country . What it means that amongst all other sectors in Nigeria its the health sector that still scores highest. That's the only sector in Nigeria that is at least effective when compared to other sectors. Doesn't mean is 100% but compared to other sectors it's the best functioning. Ask me why. That's still the only sector in Nigeria where more than 50% of the professionals know what they doing and are still doing the right thing. 1 Like |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Laird(m): 7:02am On Jan 06, 2023 |
See Doctors are leaving NIGERIAN practice -Poor Pay - Overwork - Excessively work hours in so mcany cases cases - Bullying in many cases ( Doctors would understand the hierarchy system) - Migration - Switching to softer less stressful, less frictional,ore soft, and some times higher paying careers and venturee - Confrontation and aggression by a lot of patients - Some patients not understanding health processes and the needs for tests due to being used to quackery that has long standing and predominant in Nigeria - Some patients having unrealistic expectations Also I have interacted with patients and colleagues who have utilised in The Western Worlds health care system and the information I got is that over there ,It is not easy to get a specialist appointment or some investigations done without booking even with your money. In Nigeria, a lot of specialist appointments are faster to get than overseas. Not saying all Doctors are good and perfect but there are a lot of multi faceted factors . Even a lot of fake doctors and quacks and a lot of people who are not doctors are impersonating as doctors all over Nigeria and the patient sees them and believes they are real doctors - - 1 Like |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by athorello(m): 10:34am On Jan 06, 2023 |
I'm not in support of attacking doctors and medical professionals. If anything I have high regards for them but sometimes they and hospitals can frustrate patients and their families with their unprofessional conducts. Doctors at Ughelli central hospital killed my sister last Oct with wrong blood transfusion just for a leg suggery. She couldn't even make the suggery again and they can't explain how someone who's been stable for the 3rd week running after an accident will start battling for her life and passed on within 24 hours of the wrong blood transfusion by an NYSC doctor and nurses. I have every reason to believe a cover up since the pupported panel investigating it hasn't come up with anything since then. Like even after everything they'll want you to make trouble before they follow due process. This is Nigeria. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Rehoboth17(m): 12:41pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
And all these yeye nurses too dey abuse most times. You will see dem carrying shoulder up like say dem be minister of health. Shior |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by JhyMedex: 1:13pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
Medics reading this thread, Hope y'all seeing how much love the average Nigerian has for you? These are the people you spend 72hrs on call for, these are the people that you use your personal money to buy drugs for. These same people you forfeit your leaves and holidays for. Kontinu O. Dont find way to Japa, even if na SAUDI ARABIA. These attacks will only get more incessant. Go to where you are protected and valued... I've said my piece. 6 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Nobody: 1:27pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
athorello: 1.Sorry for your sister's loss 2.A common cause of death in people with leg injury that keeps them immobilized is an 'embolism' If your sister's leg was kept immobile after the accident, she very likely had a embolus form in the affected leg, which could have travelled to her brain's blood supply denying it of blood, and causing death...or to the lungs, causing pulmonary embolsim, which many times can lead to death (and if someone surivies...na by fire by force we take fight am). Emboli, or blood clots in the vessels, form due to things like prolonged immobilization .(That's part of why we tell people to exercise regularly). Here is a case report from another country about a similar death to your sister It can't be from the blood transfusion...because if your sis had been given the wrong blood group.....there would have been a reaction within 30 minutes...and there are established protocols to deal with it. (Disclaimer...this is a speculative writeup about a potential cause of your sis' death. Only a full autopsy done by a consultant pathologist can tell us for sure what caused her death.) 2 Likes |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by athorello(m): 6:48pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
Kobonaire234: Though her femur was broken, she wasn't immobilized apart from they initially trying to use weights to stretch and align the leg. She's already moving with the other leg with assistance. This was someone with no prior crisis nor was she battling for her life. She's already in the theater before they realised there's no enough blood and none in the bank before they hurriedly brought one but the consultant informed them it still won't be enough and moved the suggery by 2 days. The blood was then returned and money refunded. But the other doc (allegedly on nysc) came to ward and requested for the blood to be brought back to start infusion and my sister started reacting, vibrating immediately. The nurses gave her some injections (MD claimed normal protocol for adverse blood reaction) and reconnected the blood instead of taking it back for proper screening. The whole episode started all over before they disconnected it. And that was the beginning of the end. My sister became very restless as if her heart was burning, shaking and feverish, her bp became very low, crying till she died. No one slept through the night. They began running several tests which all came out negative. I wish I knew how grave that ill fated transfusion was. Cos I spoke with the MD and her to calm her down 2hrs before she passed. All these happened after we've been told she'll be discharged a week after suggery and she herself was so happy. This was someone you won't even know was on a sick bed when talking with her on call and video, joking and making both the doctors and people in the ward to laugh. A day to the transfusion she was even asking the family group chat if we should listen to people telling my mum to go native or not but I believed suggery would be the best. We were providing every thing they requested for with speed of light thinking that we're doing the right thing though my strong instinct was to move her to another hospital after like 3 days. Omo naija failed us. No just take your person go govt or teaching hospital. You go waka waka till you mad. Na my mum dey even carry blood from lab go theater. Smh. Regardless, I still love naija doctors and I've had cause to visit and still engage with them as usual. But don't expect same treatment from every family. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Laird(m): 9:19pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
But why would a doctor kill his patient? To what gain does the Doctor get?? Thank fully I am no longer in active practice. Sometimes the doctor goes the extra mile and the patient and the relatives still fight the doctor. Only few patients are appreciative Many doctors too are leaving active practice.. Make Una enjoy. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by yomi007k(m): 9:41pm On Jan 06, 2023 |
Laird: Baba na Yapi be this. I go send u msg on whatsapp. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by armadeo(m): 12:16am On Jan 08, 2023 |
Desusi: How much you pay ? Was it pay before service or you paid after service. |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by DatNaijaGuy: 5:29pm On Jan 08, 2023 |
TheChameleon: The PPRO of Delta State Police Command gave a report that he wasn't the patient family that killed him. His death is being linked to cult killings. 1 Like |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by tonytenic: 7:23pm On Jan 08, 2023 |
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Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by Desusi: 5:16am On Jan 10, 2023 |
armadeo:So its becos of the mode of payment that made you people misbehaving to your clients in our hospitals? Why now?Life is more than bread o.If l tell you medical treatment is free there,would you believe it? I will take you people matters to God in prayers. "E ni ti a ko ba Lee mu oluwa laa ran sii" |
Re: Doctors Share Alarming Stories Of Attack On Duty In Nigerian Hospitals by armadeo(m): 6:32am On Jan 10, 2023 |
Desusi: Nothing is free anywhere in the world someway some how someone paid for it. You say mode of payment and I say yes. There is no business that won't fail if clients don't pay. Secondly life is more than bread is a beautiful phrase. The question is who's life and who's bread. Thirdly and the funniest of all is does God answer only you ? I'm the devil's advocate here. Looking at things from another point of view. Let's say I work at a hospital and at the end of the month my boss tells me this month we saved 200 lives clap for yourselves.( we clap) He then says out of those 200 lives only 30 people paid for the services so I can only pay 50% of your salary this month and 25 % of the back log. The 200 people then give us a round of applause and walk away with gratitude. do you think I'll find that funny when you who could be my landlord is on my neck for his rent? Or my kids school proprietor threatening to kick my kids out of school? Same you is here telling me the above. Looooooool. 1 Like |
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