Despite having practised for over 10 years as a medical doctor in Nigeria, Okafor Uloma (not real name) is still not sure of what the future holds for her. “What could be more important than healthcare? Even other African and West African countries are getting it right and we have refused to get it right. […]
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By Dr. Jaafaru Joseph’s* estimation when he officially became a doctor in 2012, he would be a specialist by 2021. That has not been the case. He is still a resident in the surgery department at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi (ATBUTH), caught in the middle of a doctors’ strike many believe has […]
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Being a family physician, Sunday Alao* (not real name) has adjusted his schedules to accommodate more patients since the commencement of the strike action by the National Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) in Nigeria on Aug. 2, 2021 He believes that while the strike action is for a good cause, the pressure of attending to […]
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In light of the ongoing strike by Nigeria’s resident doctors, some medical students are reassessing their decision to practise in the country. They attribute their uncertainty to the regular strikes and various issues the medical sector is fraught with. In a survey conducted by HumAngle of 115 medical students, 85.2 per cent stated that they […]
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At a time when some of his colleagues are trying to get out of the country, Abdulquadri Idrisu has made up his mind to stay and fight for a cause he believes in. “The choice of staying in Nigeria is an individual one. My friends who left are not weaker or stronger than some of […]
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