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A while ago, a post went viral about a young doctor who literally worked to death at 28. Now, another case: a female doctor was flogged by her patient.
Healthcare is naturally demandingβit takes a lot from you. But in Nigeria, it goes beyond demanding; itβs crushing.
We have about 55,000 licensed doctors actively practising out of 90,000 registered, serving nearly 220 million people. Thatβs roughly 1 doctor for every 4,000 patients;far from the WHO recommendation of 1:600. In some states, itβs as bad as 1:21,000 patients.
Iβm not saying the standards should be lowered, but more should be done to support aspiring doctors nationwide. And I havenβt even touched on the pay, compared to the hours, skills, and stress, itβs nowhere near enough.
Then thereβs the hospital infrastructure. Honestly, some designs should have architects locked up. Why is the ER/A&E on the far end of the hospital? Why is surgical outpatient sharing space with medical outpatient? It makes no sense and only worsens care delivery.
People say, βThe grass isnβt greener on the other side.β My sister, for healthcare workers, it definitely is. If Nigeria doesnβt fix these systemic problems, the brain drain will only get worse ;especially in the critical sectors.
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Healthcare is naturally demandingβit takes a lot from you. But in Nigeria, it goes beyond demanding; itβs crushing.
We have about 55,000 licensed doctors actively practising out of 90,000 registered, serving nearly 220 million people. Thatβs roughly 1 doctor for every 4,000 patients;far from the WHO recommendation of 1:600. In some states, itβs as bad as 1:21,000 patients.
Iβm not saying the standards should be lowered, but more should be done to support aspiring doctors nationwide. And I havenβt even touched on the pay, compared to the hours, skills, and stress, itβs nowhere near enough.
Then thereβs the hospital infrastructure. Honestly, some designs should have architects locked up. Why is the ER/A&E on the far end of the hospital? Why is surgical outpatient sharing space with medical outpatient? It makes no sense and only worsens care delivery.
People say, βThe grass isnβt greener on the other side.β My sister, for healthcare workers, it definitely is. If Nigeria doesnβt fix these systemic problems, the brain drain will only get worse ;especially in the critical sectors.
Thanks for reading
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