Misdiagnoses, medical negligence and Nigerians trust in health sector

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.

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