Quick check at other issues, 3 days ago I went on a tour of a private hospital in Lekki. During the tour we started discussing about healthcare investment and infrastructure in Africa. Mediclinic chain in South Africa, Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi and Korle bu in Ghana.
Nobody mentioned UCH. Korle bu Hospital in Ghana is the pride of West Africa, it is the centre of excellence. Even though UCH which became a teaching hospital about the same time 1950 - 1960 is now a shadow of itself. Korle bu over the years has expanded from 200 beds - 2000 beds
Multi specialty centre. The FG of Nigeria has used subsidy and underfunding to kill UCH. Rather than explore universal insurance coverage and a PPP arrangement, they are fixated on an idea that cost even though unsustainable must be low. 
Korle Bu, moved towards PPP. Ghana introduced health tax inform of VAT that will go into the National Health Insurance pool. In Nigeria we will rather watch the hospital and the brand die than take the bold decision. Populism..
At the end of the day, the poor won't gain.
At the end of the day, the poor won't gain.
When UCH finally dies due to lack of funds and subsidy just like our refineries, the poor they are trying to protect with low prices will start importing healthcare. Right now they source it at a higher rate in private hospitals.
Again, what is the sense in this?
Again, what is the sense in this?
If the govt tries to make a move, the unions will reject it. They are comfortable going to work in a dysfunctional system. A radiographer goes to work everyday and earns his salary in a department where the x-ray or Ultrasound machine isn't working. They get paid...
NNPC workers at the refinery functioning at Zero capacity get paid as well.
At the end of the day, we will all lose..
At the end of the day, we will all lose..
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