DUCHESS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL: REDEFINING STANDARDS IN NIGERIA'S HEALTHCARE
DUCHESS INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL IKEJA LAGOS: REDEFINING HEALTHCARE STANDARDS A CLASSICAL EXAMPLE OF CHANGE
It is a well-known narrative that Nigeria’s healthcare sector has suffered for too long for a greater part of 64 years of independence, in the golden years of the health sector University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan now a shadow of itself was arguably one of the best health facility on the sub-Saharan African continent, that hosted the royal family of Saudi-Arabia for best of healthcare provision..In Nigeria’s reality today the Healthcare industry has suffered severe maladministration, decay,mismanagement, and neglect with Stories of Doctors and Nurses fleeing the country in droves for greener pastures abroad, due to poor investments in the healthcare sector from low payment, owing of salaries and emoluments to medical personal, inadequate equipment and poor staff morale a feature very notorious in the public health sector.
When Nigeria began its post-independence it became to Government policy to control and own critical sectors of National life from Education, media, Health, industries, and Agriculture...The Healthcare sector according to global standards or best practices is more of a business venture rather than a social service though fewer hospitals are owned by the State, in Nigeria, the bulk of medical facilities are owned by Federal and State Governments with very few controlled by Private medical personnel, especially the General hospitals syndrome where they are usually crowded with substandard healthcare provision…In reality, Health insurance is the best financing pool that drives the healthcare industry, especially for low and middle-income earners, in Nigeria since 1999 when the National Health insurance policy was revived only 2% of Nigerians had insurance for Healthcare...
During this crisis in Nigeria’s healthcare sectors, a few patriotic Nigerians who have seen the widen
ing gap for quality healthcare facilities to reduce the huge $3B loss to medical tourism by Nigerian health seekers are now making key investments into the health sector which one is DUCHESS INTERNATIONAL Hospital promoted by Nigerian returnee from the UK Dr. Adetokunbo Shittabey with the support of Access Bank has invested in a world-class medical facility in the heart of Ikeja Capital of Lagos State, providing quality healthcare to families and noteworthy individuals in the society, the most famous customer was the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria Professor Yemi Osinbajo who will still in office as Vice President underwent a successful knee operation at the hospital in Lagos, in a country notorious for its public officers who jump on the next available flight to seek for medicare abroad.
The investment made by Duchess International Hospital makes it clear that there is a huge gap to be filled by Investors in the healthcare sector that is largely crowded by Governments both federal and State, especially in the cities of Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt, Enugu, and Kano which will stem the tide of brain drain and overseas medical tourism, the Healthcare industry in Nigeria needs a shift from a perennial social service to a business-driven sector backed by Strong legislation on compulsory health insurance for every Nigeria that can boost the sector suffering from low investments and monumental decadence for too long..
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