The real cost is paid by ordinary families Behind every bed-space story is a family. A father carrying his child. A mother holding her sick daughter. A husband desperately looking for help for his wife. A son driving through the night with an unconscious parent. They are not thinking about health-sector policy. They are not […]
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What about ambulances? An ambulance is supposed to save time. But what happens when the ambulance reaches a hospital that cannot receive the patient? The ambulance can become part of the delay. Nigeria has recognised the need to strengthen emergency transportation. The Federal Government has been expanding emergency medical and ambulance services, including the introduction […]
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The emergency room is a race against time For many emergencies, time matters. A person suffering from severe bleeding cannot simply wait for several hours. Neither can someone experiencing a major trauma, serious breathing difficulty or certain forms of stroke and heart-related emergencies. A study at University College Hospital, Ibadan, looked at more than 10,700 […]
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When the search moves from hospital to hospital Deborah’s case is not the only reported example. In Lagos, Daily Trust reported the case of a woman whose husband said she was rejected by several hospitals because of bed-space problems. The family reportedly searched through five hospitals looking for somewhere that could receive her. By the […]
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Across Nigeria, patients in critical condition are sometimes moved from one hospital to another after being told there is no bed space. The bigger question is: what happens to the patient while the family is searching for one? There are few things more frightening for a family than rushing a loved one to a hospital […]
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The interview between Rufai Oseni and Lere was more than just another heated television conversation. It opened a small window into a bigger problem in Nigerian politics — the belief by some members of the political class that they are too important to be questioned, challenged or held accountable. Over time, that attitude has made […]
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A viral video from the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Graduate Management Programme has sparked a debate about respect, workplace culture and the growing practice of addressing senior colleagues by their first names. In the video, one of the management trainees stood up to ask a question and addressed Tony Elumelu by his first name. […]
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