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On Sunday 16 th Nov 2014, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance introduced some austerity measures and scaled down the crude oil price bench mark for the 2015 budget and the same time assured that the government will continue to fund infrastructure, job creation, agriculture and human capital development particularly in the education and health sectors. On hearing this I began to ponder on the implications of this to the populace, the common man on the street, the middle class and how will it affect the healthcare sector. Inasmuch as they assured us that the health care sector funding will not be affected, I still have my concerns. In the not too distant past, we faced a similar situation in the 1980s following the oil boom of the 70s and subsequent fall in oil prices world over. Our income has been a monolithic one since the 70s and the income from crude sales were not properly managed which led to severe economic hardship on Nigerians with conse

My dear friends who are interested in building a stable and effective healthcare delivery system in Nigeria, I bring you greetings. It is unfortunate that I am compelled to write again about the rot in our healthcare delivery system and about the unhealthy rivalry among the healthcare workers in Government tertiary hospitals. i would rather write about the miracles being done in the hospitals here, I would rather write about the strides being taken in technological advancements in healthcare provision in this country, I would rather write about the budding growth of medical tourism in Nigeria and the numerous services available in Nigeria that one rarely needs to go abroad for medical purposes these days. Instead I have to talk about the selfish and parochial interests of Nigeria healthcare workers and the inability of the supervising ministry to adhere agreements and implement global best practices. My last article was about the strike by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) ,