before she was treated. And her family members are still in shock about her death, such that they are not even thinking of burying her for now.
The 34 year old woman, Ijeoma Umumadumere, nee Ahamefule, was rushed in the morning of 25 November to Garrison Clinic in Port Harcourt, when she complained of a sudden stomach pain and headache, while cooking. Her husband rushed her to the clinic on Udom street in the oil rich city. It was between 9-10 a.m. And she was five-months pregnant.
But doctors and nurses would not attend to the pregnant woman because the husband only had N5,000 on him, instead of the N20,000 being demanded, as a precondition for treatment. Even the N5,000 the man had on him had been used to offset registration and other costs.
Her brother, based in Austria could not understand why doctors in a Nigerian hospital could have so callously and uncaringly treated the woman, pregnant with her first child. As he put it:
“Her husband begged the doctor and the nurses to attend to her since they had collected about N5, 000 he had in his pocket in the name of registration and other little things while he would go home and bring money. He had also told them that because of the nature of the emergency and the way his wife had been shouting while on the ground that his mind had only been pre-occupied with the thoughts of rushing her to any nearby hospital and had not thought of money or any other thing as he had even forgotten to put on shoes, but all his pleading and explanations to the doctor and the nurses had fallen onto deaf ears. With her pains increasing and death knocking and the doctor and the nurses refusing to understand, there was no way he could have left her there unattended, to go home and bring money. He took her and headed to another hospital, but unfortunately my sister did not make it as the damage had already been done before the doctors in that second hospital could do something reasonable to save her life.”
“What a country, what a failure and what a loss! This is a sad story of the sorry state of the Nigerian health policy, how Nigerians are heartlessly and carelessly neglected because of money by doctors and nurses to die in hospitals, and how I lost my sister to a failed system,”wrote Uzoma Ahamefule, based in Austria.
Many hospitals in Nigeria, both private and public, are in the habit of asking for pre-payment from patients, even when the case is an emergency.
The 34 year old woman, Ijeoma Umumadumere, nee Ahamefule, was rushed in the morning of 25 November to Garrison Clinic in Port Harcourt, when she complained of a sudden stomach pain and headache, while cooking. Her husband rushed her to the clinic on Udom street in the oil rich city. It was between 9-10 a.m. And she was five-months pregnant.
But doctors and nurses would not attend to the pregnant woman because the husband only had N5,000 on him, instead of the N20,000 being demanded, as a precondition for treatment. Even the N5,000 the man had on him had been used to offset registration and other costs.
Her brother, based in Austria could not understand why doctors in a Nigerian hospital could have so callously and uncaringly treated the woman, pregnant with her first child. As he put it:
“Her husband begged the doctor and the nurses to attend to her since they had collected about N5, 000 he had in his pocket in the name of registration and other little things while he would go home and bring money. He had also told them that because of the nature of the emergency and the way his wife had been shouting while on the ground that his mind had only been pre-occupied with the thoughts of rushing her to any nearby hospital and had not thought of money or any other thing as he had even forgotten to put on shoes, but all his pleading and explanations to the doctor and the nurses had fallen onto deaf ears. With her pains increasing and death knocking and the doctor and the nurses refusing to understand, there was no way he could have left her there unattended, to go home and bring money. He took her and headed to another hospital, but unfortunately my sister did not make it as the damage had already been done before the doctors in that second hospital could do something reasonable to save her life.”
“What a country, what a failure and what a loss! This is a sad story of the sorry state of the Nigerian health policy, how Nigerians are heartlessly and carelessly neglected because of money by doctors and nurses to die in hospitals, and how I lost my sister to a failed system,”wrote Uzoma Ahamefule, based in Austria.
Many hospitals in Nigeria, both private and public, are in the habit of asking for pre-payment from patients, even when the case is an emergency.
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- Mariya Anna Pedroso and 2 others like this.
- Jessy Brewer Naija I wonder wen dey will ever change d laws .. Thank God for America dey save d lives first nd worry about billing d person later . So sad d innocent woman had to die .
- Ogan Tijani May her soul rest in peace! Onething, could this ve happened in a General Hospital (overnment)? There, bills re near to zero. Patient only buy or pay for drugs.
- Otunba Abayomi Ojo This is so pathetic, doctors are trained to save lives but sadly in Nigeria, money is placed above human live.
- Malachy Ogemdi That is why Nigeria wil never ever get better,wht a devilish law. The blood of dat innocent woman is on d head of those doctors & nurses. God wil punish them. May her soul rest in peace
- Josiah Awajis · Friends with Awajiowa Ibotilethiis issue of no money no treatment in nigeria hospital is really eating deap in us
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- Esther Uchebe God has already purnish and condemed nija to an unending torture.i swear i hate always knowing dat am a Nigerian.nija is d only country dat i have seen dat d citizins are not proud of.Nigeria is a useless country wit d people inside.dat doc and nurses dat allowed dat woman and d unborn child to die will never hear d cry of a baby and love in dere homes.i wonder d kind of oath dat our doctors swear to save lifes!!!!!
- Fadesere Adesakin · Friends with Kenny Glitz OyeduntanQuite unfortunate! Cruelty against humaniy. Many untimely death happen thru d process. May she rest in peace. Amen.
- Shade Agbogunleri-Odulate · 2 mutual friendsThat hospital ought to be closed down. People can be heartless. This is not a matter of God help naija, we should try and help ourselves first before God helps us. Once we fail to surrender to one another how then do we surrender to God as to help us.
- Nwokwu Mæstro Ifemyorochi this is really painful. That hospital must be shut down. What kind of heartlessness is this?
- Ubani Adaugo Kween We aint save in d hands of naija doctors..dis is heartless....dis type of case...is common in my area...no money...no treatment..even if its an emergency..hmmmm....Rip..
- Ubani Adaugo Kween We aint save in d hands of naija doctors..dis is heartless....dis type of case...is common in my area...no money...no treatment..even if its an emergency..hmmmm....Rip..@nwokwu did u say shut down...d government won't even try it...she is not d first victim
- Cindy Sylvia · Friends with Musa M. UgyehWhat a wicked world dat we re into is only God wil delieve us in dis so called nigeria doctors and nurses oooh de re wicked and hrtless jst becos money.
- Queensley Onmadewu i can only imagin d pain she went tru b4 givin up.wot is moni compare 2 lyf? R.I.P
- Murtala Sani · Friends with Vivian OghenekaroDon't blame the Doctor's alone,where are Amechi,Goodluck,NNDC official,what are they doing whith the source or funds?
- Fidelis Musonda Broke ass doctor God is dealing with u y'all and may her so rest in peace see you in heaven mama
- Ebuka DjXcat Eneh · 17 mutual friendsThis is Bad..I will sue that Hospital with everything am worth, If am the one
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xxx - Tajudeen Adeyemo If the story is true,NMA needs to investigate and sanction accordingly.Money should be secondary.Patients would always pay after treatment.In Nigeria,only 2% of patients can pay deposit before emergency treatment from my experience as private doctor for 24years in semi_urban area.My condolence to the family.It is painful and pathetic.
- Sule Beeti Audu Nothing works in this country. Its all dissapointment, failure, corruption, and death everyday. It amaze me how essential services like health care could so put money first b4 their primary aim of helping n saving lives.
- Uket E Johnson too bad from hospital management, well sani don't governor or president in here cz there nt doctors, let d gov't deal wit those involve...that is wickness..
- Ahmad Lawal · 2 mutual friendsDt is a failure in part of d govt no law guardin hosp abt emergency, dr doesnt av human feeln 4 God sake were ar we takin money after dey wil b claiming religious dis were u can serveGod by help humanity
- Stella Otas dis is wickedness of d highest oder. wheather jonatha or not d doctor is supose to save a lyf fist any what gose around cums around. may her soul rest in peace
- Sule Beeti Audu Private Jet own pastors should look into these area. I guess the woman belong to a church.
- Ikah Chibuike Pls go and buriel her .anything that happens in this world God knows all.so my brothers let 4get about the Nigeria doctors they are all wicked in that aspect..VERGENCE IS COMING....MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE....AMEN ADIUE SISTER TILL WE MEET TO PART NO MORE
- Nelson Nealark Dats no reason ....d hospital should b shut dwn cos ds is just inhumanity...wots d need of runnin a hospital wen u cnt takia of ur patients???....gosh feel like stranglin dem ol
- Lawal Garba Wushishi may here soul rest in peace, but her in niger state no paiyment of bill 2 any prigant woman is free of charge
- Robinson Emeke Ikebueze Blame the government not the doctors. Government should make provisions for the citizens. Unfortunately in Nigeria there is no provision for anybody. Again, Nigerians should learn to say the truth at all times. I am sure it is the lies told the hospital staff in time past by some other Nigerians promising to pay after service but failed to do so that worked against that couple.
- Sunday Owusi Our value towards money is the big problem,that is while our nation can not be at peace.may her soul rest in peace.
- Chioma Amara Doctors in gov. institution would do no such tyn.......... dats why ur alwayz advised to go to gov. hospitals
- Terkimbi Robert · 5 mutual friendserr yaa...oooo ijaw 2 lyk money , my condelence 2 d family may her soul lay in d bossom of d Lord Amen!
- Maduka Stanley Ugwueze · 2 mutual friendsA aso rock complained that their billions of naira refreshments expens needed incriments of allocation and here 2 pple died for a mere 15000 naira medical expens to save lives God bless.
- Agbawodikeizu Emmanuel D licence shld b witdrawn.I tot d swore lyf first.dts d height of stupidity.d man shld sue dm to court
- Edareno Princess Ruth · 2 mutual friendspoint of correction nt all doctors are agents of darkness.doctors has their own laws and when they fail to operate on that laws they may lose their job.so pls the doctors,government,you and i has a lot to do in this country so that our generation will nt suffer thank i love u all bt God loves u most.
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