ChybuzzDD:


Concerning your last paragraph, even if the child already has a well documented file in the hospital, wouldn't he have still developed the same problem by going to the pharmacy to buy drugs?
Were the parents, knowing fully his history of reaction to drugs, supposed to take him to the pharmacy instead of the hospital?
Are pharmacist meant to have patients' records in their shops?
There's parental irresponsibility in this case, and that happens every day in Nigeria.
That child has no business in the pharmacy whenever he's sick.
The normal thing would be to take him to the same hospital that has his records or any other hospital that will be able to access his past medication information from the previous hospital or from the parents, whenever he's sick.

KelvinCoaster:
...must we continue reading from the link?
Why not drop your complete submission here?

MrBrownJay1 bro, you are on a long thing honestly. Am not being abusive but the way u talk is making me think you have not experienced anything
you talking movie not real Life
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"respect in certain circumstance"... what the hell are you talking about?! a good woman will ALWAYS respect her man (whether up or down), thats why she is a good woman... if a woman suddenly loses respect for you because you dont have any money any longer (or whatever) then that woman was NEVER a good woman and you only played yourself being with some two bit pay as you go olosho!

flyingpig:
There is no synergy in health sector in Nigeria

MrBrownJay1:


bro let me help you on this issue..
A) a disrespectful woman can NEVER be viewed as a good woman (the fact that you would even bring up respect is funny)... how can a disrespectful woman be viewed as a good woman... to be a GOOD woman you need to respect your partner, duh! what you wrote is like saying: if you dont have a penis you cant be a man, lol!
B) issue of competition in marriage is for men with misplaced ego.. its all about understanding that you guys both work for the wellbeing of the family. if wifey has the means to provide more than the husband then so be it.... married people shouldnt suddenly suffer and live a miserable life simply because husband cant provide as much as wifey does. sadly, deluded men with misplaced ego will automatically see a more successful wife as a "competing" wife because she brings more to the table than him.

MrBrownJay1:
...unless that babe was GOOD FOR/TO HIM and vice versa, you cant expect ALL men to have a lasting r/ship with ALL good women...thats silly!

many good people dont get together simply because:
- the time aint right
- their life isnt in the right place (at that moment)
- their families
- the charlatan in robe they follow-follow every sunday
- the environment/society they live in

Oluromantic Ipost=91183879:
The emotional manipulator

When you stand ur ground or remain unbothered over a commonsensical decision, she'll start shedding tears or walk out on you threatening to leave for her daddy or her friends house to make you feel bad or look wicked.

The marriage Desperado

These ones usually don't agree they're desperate, but the pressure on them for marriage will make them unusually nice or unusually stubborn only to show up their real character after traditional wedding.

Oluromantic:
The emotional manipulator

When you stand ur ground or remain unbothered over a commonsensical decision, she'll start shedding tears or walk out on you threatening to leave for her daddy or her friends house to make you feel bad or look wicked.

The marriage Desperado

These ones usually don't agree they're desperate, but the pressure on them for marriage will make them unusually nice or unusually stubborn only to show up their real character after traditional wedding.

cbrezy:
Naija girls are the worst when ever you asked one out she'll start having financial problem

TONYE001:
People often refer to teaching hospitals as "burial grounds" (forgotten the exact term I heard). They often say most patients admitted by teaching hospitals end up dying.

One time, I told a guy I was discussing with that there's little or nothing healthcare workers can do when a patient presents too late. I mean, what magic can be done in a patient with widespread metastasis, for example?

Thing is, most Nigerians (Africans?) are careless about their health. A lot of people would rather patronize the pharmacist instead of seeing a doctor. There are PREGNANT women that would walk up to a drugstore and buy any OTC they like.

Recently, a certain man I know was told by a lab scientist (certainly a quack) that his insomnia was because his prostate is enlarged. The scientist asked for N7000 for a test to confirm this diagnosis.

I think the first thing to look at is our orientation. This is where the government, community health workers, educated family members, school teachers and pastors have a lot to do. We need to improve on our orientation. People should be taught the normal pathway to accessing healthcare. People should be taught how to make the doctor the first point of call (primary health centres) and not the nurses, pharmacists, labscientists, etc. Nigerians must be taught how to seek REGULAR medical checkups. This is even cheaper, if you look at it deeply.

The next thing is our healthcare system. This needs a complete overhauling. We trully lack facilities and manpower. It's almost becoming chaotic in our hospitals (the regular DOCTOR-JOHESU fights, etc). Government must decide to come up with long-lasting solutions to incessant strikes. The salaries of healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc) should be reviewed.

We are just careless in this part of the world. Sometimes, the things I see leave me shocked! Many of us only use our seat belts when we see policemen/Road Safety officers on the road. Recently, I was in a bus. Most of the occupants had their face masks but they didn't put it on. As we approached a police checkpoint, everybody got his/her mask and wore it. Imagine!

OP, your submission is true but I think the blame should stretch across both sides of the divide. Why we are quick to point our fingers at the government when bad things happen, we should understand that a certain degree of responsibility is expected of the citizens.

ChybuzzDD:


The individual, family(nuclear, extended), community, friends, peer groups, religious leaders, community health workers, schools, hospitals(only when patient has made himself available after being properly directed by any of the previous groups).

ChybuzzDD:


It's not only about the system, but the citizens' level of enlightenment and health-seeking behaviour need to improve too.

As the OP rightly noted, Nigerian patients only go to the hospitals when there conditions have already become irredeemable, compared to their counterparts abroad.
That's not the fault of the healthcare system.
The boy in the write up, for instance, has no business going to the pharmacy as his first point of call when his condition hasn't been properly diagnosed and documented.
Even abroad, there's no way that pharmacy would have access to his medical records.
The health seeking behaviour in Nigeria is very poor, and I think poverty and ignorance contribute majorly to that.
All in all, both the citizens and the system are to share the blames equally when it comes to the very poor health indices in Nigeria.

ChybuzzDD:


It's not only about the system, but the citizens' level of enlightenment and health-seeking behaviour need to improve too.

As the OP rightly noted, Nigerian patients only go to the hospitals when there conditions have already become irredeemable, compared to their counterparts abroad.
That's not the fault of the healthcare system.
The boy in the write up, for instance, has no business going to the pharmacy as his first point of call when his condition hasn't been properly diagnosed and documented.
Even abroad, there's no way that pharmacy would have access to his medical records.
The health seeking behaviour in Nigeria is very poor, and I think poverty and ignorance contribute majorly to that.
All in all, both the citizens and the system are to share the blames equally when it comes to the very poor health indices in Nigeria.

Mrkcee:

Exactly, I totally agree!

Mrkcee:

Exactly, I totally agree!

Naija246:
Make una dey there dey wait for prince charming
Alot of you women will enter menopause single

FlordFlorez:
Case of one stone to kill two birds.