Patriotic9ja:
Attacking medical practitioners is wrong in all terms. But these doctors too should be calming down. They have done more wrongs/damages in Nigeria than the said attacks they are having. In Nigeria their level of unprofessionalism and negligence is alarming. Which have led to numerous preventable deaths and many near misses. If not that there aren't systems checkmating their shortcomings, many of them would've lost their licences and serving jail terms.... I can count many cases of medical practitioners' carelessness, negligence, and unprofessionalism, leading to losses of many forms.

Guapismo:

It's easy to say it can be done after rescue, but if you're in the system you will understand that a lot of people won't pay after they are okay, it will sound somehow but you will be shocked when you will see a patient who was helpless, start avoiding payment after being treated.

Skyeyeye:
One of them forgot a surgical instruments in my neighbors' tummy. Sadly she didn't survive her second surgery. Guess what? The surgeon is still working in that government hospital

jimmyolasun:
I remembered my mum attending to a malnourished sick girl whose parent didnt bring to the hospital until she was in crisis, after trials and all the girl died and the mother wanted to start creating scenes in the clinic.. my mama knowing how patients can be like landed like four thunderous slaps across her face and the lady went dumb including everyone around. even patient wey dey coma for ICU open eye check wetin make the sound.

naso she take calm the situation o. so sometimes i feel the patients tends to be dramatic and try look for who to put the blame on just like an average nigerian. so once they sense panic in you, they will want to use you as scapegoat..

backnbeta:
If you guys know how much Nigerian doctors are sacrificing to ensure that they treat patients, you will pity them! They are working with so little, yet you all are expecting so much from them! From operating with rechargeable lamps to using their money to help patients in cases of emergency...they are really trying! They are often forced to administer medication without tests, people are brought in dead or almost dead because there are no paramedics to keep them in shape till they get to the hospital! It's all on the doctors!

Simeonjoe1:


Lies

Skyeyeye:
Lol.... Do you need a description of her grave?

kikilove:
Sometimes people react to the death of their loved ones in different ways, especially from the shock of the loss.Most times the doctors nd nurses treat people like nothing especially at general hospitals.Though that is no reason to try to kill a doctor cause u lost a loved one.if u feel something went wrong then report to the right authorities

Richy4:
I don't blame some relatives sometimes though... The day that they will decide on changing some hospital policies, then the attack might cease..

Many Hospitals puts money first before the lives of individual/ citizens.. I believe that was not what they were taught in school..That was not part of their oath of office especially in a poor country like Nigeria..

How can one see someone that was about to die, instead of at least rescuing the person from the hands of death first without administering full treatment of recovery, they just ignore the person until family members have deposited millions... That's just inhumane behavior...

lomaxx:


So where should the hospitals get money to buy supplies and consumables to treat others?

jclave22:
U don't blame them most Nigeria doctors are quack. The fatality they have caused is bigger than the save. Most hospital lacks the equipment to attend to a patient. And some are after pay before a life is saved. I wish they beat him so he go know say life matters.

HellVictorinho6:



So you beat the right doctor because most are wrong and the government failed to create enough medical equipment,huh?






Should that make sense to anybody?

Richy4:
I don't blame some relatives sometimes though... The day that they will decide on changing some hospital policies, then the attack might cease..

Many Hospitals puts money first before the lives of individual/ citizens.. I believe that was not what they were taught in school..That was not part of their oath of office especially in a poor country like Nigeria..

How can one see someone that was about to die, instead of at least rescuing the person from the hands of death first without administering full treatment of recovery, they just ignore the person until family members have deposited millions... That's just inhumane behavior...

uuzba:

You people should go and do doctor work first before opening mouth to talk nonsense.
It is similar to plumber, bricklayer, engineer... Yes it is very similar.
You have your knowledge and your skills.
But you still need the customer/patient to pay for the service so you can buy good materials to do the work.
When you tell them the price/cost, they will be shouting and doing strong head.
They want you to use your own money to buy the materials and do the work to international standards... Then they bring that their f***ing N2000. Is it N2000 you will use to pay house rent?
These same persons will start shouting at you that you did nonsense work, that you are a quack doctor.

FlawlessKarl:



If there are doctors that shows empathy on patients I don't think they are upto 1% of them. These people are so wicked and heartless, these people are demons parading around as doctors and priding in quackery.

If I see any place they're laying their hands on a doctor,I won't hesitate to hit him too, if any consequences come, I will happily face it.

Untill you have two to three encounters with this evil people, you won't understand what I am saying.

God punish them , punish whatever they have with their blood money and ill gotten wealth, may they die miserably in this life. Fóolish nonêntities.

Any medical doctors in Nigeria should avoid me, I may lace his or her food with poison if opportunity present itself.

Laird:



You won't understand
I have worked I 3 general hospitals, the crowds can be choking.

Is it the MD's fault. Who told You most general hospital MDS won't need surplus doctors, nurses and manpower


It is not available and they work with the provision given by the government


About Private Sector
I have even had an organisation
Bring a patient who almost died but after stabilisation

I waited for some days then sent the bill. It became a topic of dialogue but they paid.

Private health care is not free. Nigerian patients don't like to pay most times. Most drugs and equipment used in Nigeria is imported from other countries. Private Hospitals and health facilities pay a lot of bills. Generator, electricity, Salaries, Reagents, machine maintenance, taxes, software, stationery,staff, medication , printing costs and they are all paid for in cash not with empathy.

Did a test for a patient and referred based on Urgency. They never came back and paid.
Staff and the input costs for that test were not recouped

Nigerians were going to the USA to American Hospitals to give birth and leave without paying paying until American Embassy starting out measures to check such actions

I have spent money accessing healthcare for Loved Ones.

It is not cheap in the private sector

Let the government expand health care facilities and staff and take steps to trains and recruit more manpower to the public health system

Desusi:
I have witnessed doctor attention to patients in Nigeria and outside here.ln Nigeria, doctor believed they are next to God.ln most cases, the leave most of their responsibilities for matrons. When you need their attention and they are nowhere to be found, matron will tell you,its not my job.At other times,when a patience is brought to an hospital they know quite alright that the patients may not survived the illness, they will start to do series of tests and be using the sick for experiment until the patient died.Tell me, after wasted thousands of naira if not millions, how you will not transfer aggression on them. Many years ago when my wife was to give birth to my first child in Europe, l was treated like somebody. You will see the professional ways things were done.As a young African man,they asked me, Sir,would you want to stay with us in the labour room? l said, yes. ok.
They gave me hand gloves, cap and mouth cover.when they discovered l couldn't bear my wife crying,they took me aside and asked me to sign for operation. I said no, no.lam from a Royal family,just to avoid operation. Later they told me, they gave my wife the next 15 minutes to press.Meanwhile, they made hot tea for me asking me how is Africa.?As God will do it ,my wife deliver safely. Tell me,which general hospital in Nigeria, such would be done to you? No, Not even in a private hospital.

Guyman01:
If patients also tell you the lack of empathy and negligence shown to patients by medical personnel in Nigeria you will faint in horror.
We took a profusely bleeding accident victim to the hospital and I watched in horror how they were all doing as if it means nothing if the patient dies, we kept begging them to at least stop the bleeding and their response after almost 1 hour with so much laxity and nonchalance was :we don't have bed space" if you are the relative of that dying man with a gun in your pocket you won't even know when you will release your bullet on those mudafacking health workers.

It's a systemic failure and both the doctors and patients should share the blame.
We watch how they attend to emergencies abroad, just pray not to be a victim at the mercy of our health workers, some of them seem to want you to die quickly so that they can tell your relatives the usual "sorry o na so God want am" or Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un for the Muslims