Mayowa Alaran
Justin Ukwu
These are just two (2) in the long
list of names of tertiary university students who had died due to the
lackadaisical attitude of most health workers in the university clinics.
Would
you like it if you went to a clinic for treatment and not attended to?
Or would you love it if you had kids who really needed medical attention
but are ignored for one reason or another? I know a lot of you would
criticize this write up but please think and put yourselves in the shoes
of the deceaseds' family.
6th May,2015 - People cheering in
different parts of the world,not for any other reason apart from the
match being played between the two (2) greatest team on the planet, FC
Barcelona and Bayern Munich FC...But this was not the case in the
university of Ibadan as one of their students slumped and collapsed
while watching the same match.
Students from different corners of
the viewing centre started bringing up suggestions, "help him get
up",one said. Another shouted,"call for the school clinic's ambulance as
we might not make it overthere if we carry him ourselves". Dialing
competition began to the phone lines of the school clinic to request for
an ambulance. After waiting for about 8-10minutes without seeing signs
of any ambulance even though the clinic was in close proximity,the
students chose to find another means of conveying their unconscious
friend to the clinic. On getting to the clinic,the nurses on duty
refused to attend to the unconscious student because his clinic card
couldn't be produced,I'm wondering,why not save his life first and ask
questions later? Well,that was not the case on that fateful night as the
nurses totally refused until his clinic card was produced after a very
long time. He was checked and showed no vital signs. I mean,after
wasting so much time initially at the clinic with the nurses refusing to
check him,the poor boy died. After a few days of student protests,order
was restore to the campus with the VC releasing a press statement to
exonorate the school clinic in some way. A promising young mind was
forgotten and another name was added to the list of neglected medical
patients left to die. What a wicked world!!!
26th May,2015 -
This will always be a day to remember in the family of Mrs Ukwu,a single
mother, her daughter, Miss Eileen Ukwu,and all other members of their
family. However,the day would not be remembered for good,but would be
remembered as the day which death chose to rob them of Mr Justin Yves
Ukwu,who was a brilliant 200L student of International studies and
Diplomacy at Benson Idahosa University,Benin city.
Three days prior
to his death,Mr Justin reported to the school clinic because he was
sick. He was admitted without any medical examination being
conducted,drips were administered and he was forgotten on his bed as the
medical personnels on duty chose to ignore him,with his ailment left
undiagnosed. On the fateful day,the negligent nurse on duty strolled to
where Mr. Justin's bed was and saw him,almost lifeless, and that was
when she regained the common sense that had eluded her before. Mr Justin
was rushed to the school's apex hospital but it was too late,after a
while,he was pronounced dead. His death could have been avoided if
proper examinations had been conducted and followed up by the entire
medical team of the school clinic. In addition to the negligence,it was
gathered that the nurses were even rude to friends who tried to visit
the deceased while he was on sick bed. Another set of protests, new
cover ups would soon be made available by the school management.
Nigerian
students are tired of being neglected when it comes to medical issues
in their various university clinics. This is an all out call to various
student bodies out there. Take up this movement,we don't want to die!!!
We want to be properly taken care of! Even though it might be a little
absurd but we want justice for victims of medical negligence in Nigeria.
We want compensation for their families. We want official apology from
the right body. We want assurance that cases like this won't happen
again. We want reasonable and reliable medical personnels in out
clinics,not just some lazy,old and incompetent bunch of people. We want
justice4mayowa, we want #Justice-4-justin.
Broadcast and re-broadcast
Signed: Ayobami Emmanuel
http://www.nairaland.com/2345739/medical-negligence-nigerian-university-clinics
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