Consultants come to rescue of Nigerians

Consultants yesterday came to salvage the situation at Ahmadu Bello Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), as patients strive for medical attention.

The Guardian gathered that fresh patients with serious ailments were rejected, while those already on admission, prior to the strike, were attended to by the consultants and nurses.

A patient, Hajia Rabi Usman, who was unhappy with the development, said: “I have been down with malaria for the past two weeks. I have been to a private hospital in my neighbourhood, but the symptoms refused to go. So, the only alternative I thought I had for a comprehensive treatment is a teaching hospital, but here we are seeing doctors on strike. So, we are now at the mercy of private hospitals which are not as competent and equipped as the government ones.”
The Guardian, September 7, 2017

 

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