During my internship days in UITH, we used to refer patients to Olaolu Hospital in Ilorin for CT scan. I found it surprising that Olaolu Hospital, a small clinic could maintain a CT scan while UITH couldn't. Let's forget the difference in the cost of the service..
Olaolu pays its workers, buys diesel, pay taxes and maintains its facility so they have to price higher and the difference wasn't too significant. UITH doesn't pay salaries, salaries are paid by FG, diesel is bought from recurrent expenditure, the facility is maintained by FG.
Major expenses are borne by the FG so the cost of services rendered should be lower, since they don't suffer a huge opex yet they couldn't ensure their CT scan was functional.
It's govt property, nobody cares if the machine makes money or not. Nobody cares if the patients suffer
It's govt property, nobody cares if the machine makes money or not. Nobody cares if the patients suffer
Employees at UITH are Nigerians, they earn higher wages than their counterparts in Olaolu Hospital, they enjoy other perks but efficiency is relatively low. Do we need to import Indians or Chinese health workers?
Nigerians will kill a system and blame the govt.
Nigerians will kill a system and blame the govt.
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