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our members unhappy.” I tell them,
“I had a friend, who was working
with us, who was forced to take a
Molue bus because he didn't have a
car, so he stayed at the back so that
no one would see him. One of his
patients had spotted him and said
'’Doctor, I've paid for you in front o!'
Real life story! Everybody was now
looking back to see the doctor that
cannot pay his transport fare.”
The public expects doctors to be so
wealthy, but they are not ready to
pay these same doctors. In my
private hospital, I have seen
patients come and say “Doctor, I no
get money o! In fact, na you go give
us transport money go home and you
go treat us free”
The quality of intellect that goes
into the profession is phenomenal.
The best boys, the best girls in
every generation are just moved
into medicine and I regret to inform
you that often times their minds go
to waste because the country does
not have the installed capacity to
utilize this kind of brainpower. So
we see our people go abroad and
excel. We really need a huge boost
in funding in healthcare for us to
enjoy the gains of healthcare. We
need to be advocates of health
insurance, until healthcare- the
biggest industry in the land, finds
its feet!
don't really have to do medicine.”
So he did economics at Manchester.
My wife is a fellow of the Royal
College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, and practices in the
UK. My hobbies include writing,
reading, swimming and cycling.
Thank you for sharing your time
with us, we are indeed grateful
Its my pleasure.
Sir, on a lighter note, please tell us
a little more about your family.
I have 2 children. One is a medical
student, Kings' College, London;
she's in her third year. She's my
second child. My first child asked
me when he was 16 if he really had
to do medicine, I said “No! You
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