Abeg, make I yarn una gist wey dey burst brain! Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, wey be former President of Nigerian Bar Association, don raise alarm about how Naija health system dey run am. You sef go fit call am national emergency, as our hospitals dey collect people wey suppose dey live, just like that!
According to Agbakoba, this medical negligence matter na serious wahala, wey fit turn everybody to crying baby. He dey talk am because of the recent sad loss of one of the twin pikin of Chimamanda Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege. The boy die after one medical procedure wey no suppose carry person go grave. Na serious issue, my people!
Imagine say dem use sedative wey dem dey call propofol; that drug need special handling o! E fit cause major wahala like cardio-respiratory failure if dem no handle am well. Agbakoba don handle plenty medical malpractice cases for over 20 years, and e dey manage about 25 cases right now. This no be small matter, as he get stories wey dey make person wonder!
He don see am all: from misdiagnosis to surgery wey no make sense. Him own brother nearly buy the ticket to la-la land because of bad operation wey one doctor, wey no even fit qualify, perform. Wetin dey happen for our hospitals? Na serious matter!
Agbakoba just dey vex say the framework wey suppose dey watch over healthcare don scatter. Those days, Chief Medical Officers and Health Inspectors dey make sure everything dey run smoothly, but now, na ghost wey dey show face. His point? Under National Health Act, health facilities dey run without fear!
He dey call make we gather our head, create independent Health Regulatory Authority, and bring back Chief Medical Officer position wey fit hold these hospitals accountable. We no fit continue to dey lose lives just like say we dey play Ludo!
This health wahala na issue wey go need lawmakers to rise up, no be to just dey chop money alone. Agbakoba dey call out say we need real action fast! Na time to reform our health system and make sure no more pikin go die like this, abeg!
At the end of the day, he dey sympathize with families wey don suffer from this medical negligence matter. Dis sad case don bring to light the crisis wey plenty Naijas dey face in silence. E go good make we shine our eye and make government know say this matter no be joke!
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