As we approached the Yar’Adua Centre, my companion, who had just returned to Abuja from Abia after over a decade, caught sight of the leading public hospitals in Abuja and exclaimed: “May I never enter that place.” His words were striking. When I asked why, he responded with a chilling remark: “Those who enter don’t come back alive.
” This captures the growing fear and mistrust among Nigerians towards the nation’s healthcare system. Misdiagnoses and wrong prescriptions have become regular. Many patients have met their Waterloo through misdiagnosis and the wrong drug prescription.
This has left tongues wagging and created fear in many who crave solutions to their ailments at hospitals. These medical errors have left on their trail devastating outcomes, leaving patients and their families to grapple with the consequences of a healthcare system riddled with quacks and an exodus of experienced hands. Chineye Benjamin was initially diagnosed with cancer.
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