The Nigeria We Currently Have; Albeit Not The Nigeria We Want A SAD NOTE While my Nigerian politicians are busy stealing and robbing the nation blind via multiple manners of esoteric and fraudulent schemes; celebrating our supposed 100 years centenary even in the midst of unprecedented insecurity to lives and properties; causing billions of dollars of oil money to disappear into thin air; mostly loading a supposed National Conference with the same dead or dying old flakes; being clueless about resolving the continuous chronically dangerous youth unemployment; and not giving a damn about providing any decent healthcare infrastructure in the country; etc., etc., the U.S. Department of State puts up its best possible diplomatic niceness and describes Nigerias medical services thus --- QUOTE: Organization and Capability The best health care in Nigeria is available in private and nonprofit medical facilities. However, even these facilities typically fail to meet U.S. standards. The quality of government medical facilities is unacceptable by U.S. standards; however, the government is committed to resuscitating its health care through systematic funding and revitalization. Medical Personnel The quality of health care providers ranges from poor to fair. Most physicians and nurses do not meet U.S. standards of training. Recent graduates lack experience with modern equipment and sophisticated procedures. Medical Material Nigeria imports the majority of its pharmaceutical and medical supply needs, primarily from European sources. Medical materiel shortages have hindered medical practice, research, and training. Blood Supply The blood supply is not safe. Blood-banking services are unacceptable by U.S. standards. Disaster and Emergency Response Capabilities National disaster management is not effective or functional. The civilian sector’s disaster management capabilities are poor to nonexistent. The military provides crowd control during disasters but no systemic medical response. The military currently has no resources available for mass casualty response. END QUOTE MY QUESTION: So, when will the Federal Republic of Nigeria become the sort of a progressive nation; such as the late Sage, Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo envisioned for his race and country?
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 05:35:26 +0000
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