Imagine a Nigeria …
…where a poor man collapses in the middle of a crowded bus stop. A kind and fellow passenger calls an emergency number on his cellphone while another performs first-aid resuscitation.
…In 3 minutes the sound of a government ambulance is heard and in the same length of time the fully equipped vehicle complete with smartly kitted personnel arrive. The van has a canister of oxygen to boot!
…They drive away with fellow compassionate Nigerians moving out of the way to allow them reach their destination safely. There are no sudden jolts as the roads are paved and smooth. His arrival and movement to the ward is smooth as the government hospital was expecting him.
…He is treated and when he gains consciousness, he provides his address and other details and his family is contacted. They show up not fearing that they would be asked to bring a horrendous amount of money. The government has subsidised his stay in hospital.
…The nurses are pleasant, the doctors competent! …The food (well its a hospital) is ‘eatable’. The sheets are white, the rooms airy and free of mosquitoes as the windows have nets. The toilets smell of disinfectant only and there is clean running water from the taps.
…When the patient is told he needs surgery or an extensive procedure he does not suddenly bolt and disappear only to end up dead in his house days later. He calmly waits and is given the best treatment ever.
…Imagine a Nigeria with excellent healthcare delivery service for the rich and the poor!
PS: First in the Imagine Nigeria series! I’ll come back and edit because this was written on the spur of the moment.
13/06/2008 at 3:37 pm Permalink
I really got carried away with this post. I forgot I was to imagine. I actually said thank God Naija is improving (lol). Okay o, I don imagine. This blog is indeed active
13/06/2008 at 11:46 pm Permalink
I can’t lie. It’s pretty hard to imagine.
14/06/2008 at 4:26 pm Permalink
@laspapi – well it doesnt hurt to imagine. Anyways truly if we do have 1 committed health minister who is giving free reign, a lot will change in the Health sector.
@standtall – Yeah keep imagining – I’m not a positive thinker in the sense that I agree that its not just imagining that’ll take us to the promised land. thanks for landing here.
15/06/2008 at 10:07 am Permalink
Imagine…Imagine a Nigeria where everybody imagines like you…things’ll get better.
22/06/2008 at 2:42 pm Permalink
Written on the spur of the moment but capturing exactly the sort of Nigeria I pray for desperately!
Thank you for sharing this image with us and may i invite you to visit Nigerian Curiosity. I think we could definitely do with your unique insight on Nigerian issues, if you choose to share. take care and god bless.
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25/06/2008 at 4:02 pm Permalink
Imagine??? ….no not necessarily, we only a few good men (who are ready to stand for what is right) and the imagination would be a reality.
25/06/2008 at 4:57 pm Permalink
@woomie o! – abi o! i wish that were possible
@Solomonsydelle- thanks for the invite. I have stopped by and i’m impressed. U a journalist?
@rethots- i agree there’s always a remnant. I believe that remnant can change things12q