Nancyfowler

God please😩😩😩

I hate this job sm. Ridiculous

I believe the road will suddenly open into something brighter, but because stopping would mean surrendering completely to the dark. So I walk, carrying the weight of it all, hoping that somewhere along this endless stretch there will at least be enough space to breathe again.

end of a tunnel and more like moving through darkness without any promise that light exists at all. There is no glow ahead, no certainty waiting in the distance only the quiet persistence of putting one foot in front of the other. And yet I continue. Not because

For the past three weeks, I have felt like a stranger to myself. Each day begins with motion, I lace my shoes, step outside, and walk. Ten thousand steps or more, almost every day. My body moves with determination, tracing familiar paths, measuring distance as if progress can be

Consultants make decisions. Residents refine the plan. House officers execute it under pressure.

One of my favorite series

@ope_falabs @Dr_Pharouk Ogba

I know Lagos, I know Lagos, Now where’s this??

@Dr_Austa Same medicine 🥲

Medicine ❤️

@Amobbss Exactly what I was saying today

You again????? Mr 5G?? That has a hospital by the way If you don’t believe in western medicine why did you build a hospital

I don’t blame Nigerians who are afraid of vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy in Africa has much to do with trust. When a Nigerian says, "I don't trust this vaccine," the medical community’s first instinct is often to dismiss them as conspiracy theorists. I don't. As a doctor, I believe your fears are incredibly valid. Why? History. History gives us a tangible reason to be skeptical. We cannot (and should not) forget the 1996 Pfizer Trovan clinical trials in Kano, Northern Nigeria. During a severe meningitis outbreak, an experimental antibiotic was administered to children, leading to tragic deaths and permanent disabilities. When a medical intervention goes that wrong, the trauma echoes through generations. And we as medical leaders have to learn from this to ensure this never repeats itself again in any way or form. It is completely human to look at foreign medical aid and ask, "Are we being used as lab rats? Your skepticism is a survival instinct. But while we must never forget history, we must go deeper into said history and not ignore the undeniable facts of human survival. Vaccines remain one of the greatest miracles of modern medicine. And there are no lies here, just look at these facts: 1. Tuberculosis (TB): Decades ago, TB wiped out entire lineages, even in my own family. Today, the BCG vaccine has drastically reduced severe, fatal forms of childhood TB like TB meningitis. TB treatments are free today. 2. Polio: Growing up, we probably knew someone paralyzed by Polio. In 2020, thanks to relentless vaccination campaigns, the entire African continent was declared completely free of it. 3. Diphtheria: This bacterial infection literally forms a thick grey web in a child's throat, suffocating them to death. Before vaccines, it was a leading childhood killer globally. The recent, tragic Diphtheria outbreaks we witnessed across Nigerian states in 2023 were a terrifying, real-time reminder of exactly what happens the moment our routine vaccination rates drop. We must not mess with it. 4. Measles: We sometimes treat measles lightly now, how lucky we are! Historically, it was a hyper-contagious plague that killed over 2 million children globally every single year before the vaccine turned it into a manageable, preventable condition. 5. Smallpox: A virus that killed roughly 300 million people in the 20th century alone. Today? It is completely eradicated from the face of the earth. No human gets it anymore, purely because of a global vaccination effort. Let’s also look at our own trajectory: Since the year 2000, life expectancy in Africa has increased by more than 10 years. Child mortality rates especially among children under five have plummeted. We are living longer, and we are living better. A massive part of that is because we figured out how to teach the human immune system to fight back a disease before the said disease strikes. You absolutely must do your research. Ask your doctor questions. Understand what is going into your body. But I also want to challenge our thinking and perspective on where we direct this intense medical vigilance - Quality Healthcare and Regulation. Right now, there are far more dangerous, unregulated killers sitting in our homes. Substandard foods and fake medicines. As we debate the safety of heavily monitored, globally subsidized vaccines, thousands of Africans are dying daily from acute kidney and liver failure caused by unregistered "miracle medications." We are losing people to fake anti-malarial drugs sold over the counter. We don’t have anti-snake venoms. We’re developing cancers from toxic, unregulated preservatives, pesticides, and dyes in our open food markets. These everyday, silent toxins have a far more devastating and immediate impact on our daily lives and our mortality rates than a vetted vaccine ever will. Be skeptical. Ask questions. Do your research. But let your skepticism protect you, not paralyze you from life-saving prevention available at your disposal.

@NeeyahB_ Yeah . Thank you

@Nancy__Fowler Peele baby,are you feeling better now?

And just like that, my sick leave is over. 🥲

@instablog9ja Some doctors earn less than 300k. It isn’t news. Doctors went on strike, other health workers went on strike, yet nothing has changed.

“Doctors are being paid N400k per month,” Actor Wole Ojo raises alarm

You people should sha not talk bad about HPV vaccine sha! Thats where we will fight!

@The_Macotee Different times different experiences

Contrary to this, I hated OBGYN during med school rotation but absolutely loved my HJ rotation, in fact it strengthened my will to specialise in it

God barb me this style 🥹