USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] RE: Lagos To Become Leading Kidney, Heart Transplant Centre Next Year

With due respect to Igietsime,I want to point again that this picture he keeps painting of Nigeria is at best a caricature of reality.It is a caricature because it is based largely on exaggeration.It mixes fact and fiction.While I acknowledge the factuality of some aspects of his descriptions,I must say the following are not true:

"I wont be able to research any new publication from my office desk"

Why not? Nigeria has 24 hour Internet access and I understand prizes have gone down recently.This argument can only be held if one argues that the institutional support for journal access  would be difficult to get on account of the high cost institutions pay for journal subscriptions.Even then,is it not possible to partner with institutions abroad to access their databases,for a  small fee,as befits a person working in a struggling country and particularly a person with a striking research record? I expect some institutions would be happy to have the recognition coming from  such philanthropy.

"Why would I decide to relocate to a location where I can only use lanterns to attempt to conduct first class biomedical research?"

Not true.Nigeria has electricity though inconsistent. Many large businesses operate successfully in Nigeria. There are private hospitals in Nigeria.In terms of power,much can be done in terms of solar power,for  which relatively cheap and easily assembled technologies exist.

"Most IMPORTANTLY, why would I go trouble myself in a society where I cannot expect to make a living if I dont praise-sing and play sycophantic tunes or say Rrright Rright even when I really mean NO in my heart?"

Not true.Many,if not most Nigerians do not need to live a sycophants to anybody.Its a very big society and division of labor is highly diversified.

Would "I be able to store my specimens or reagents and use them reliably and confidently [?]"

Why not? Can the relevant device not be imported and serviced regularly? Can it not be sustained through whatever power source powers the research centre?

I dont know about the points on dry ice and nitrogen gas.

While it is important to acknowledge the inadequacies of the Nigerian environment,it is important not to exaggerate them.Meanwhile,I understand the Chinese are working hard in taking advantage of the industrial and business potential of Nigeria.

Thanks

Toyin

On 2 December 2010 05:18, Chief Gemologist <usgemology@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

It doesn't matter if it costs a trillion to treat a patient, it is only human to want to live and not die. Mt Sinai Hospital in New York spends an average of a mill to care for a heart or kidney patient per year, the gain- knowledge and improvement through research and operations. Lagos should increase funding for this kind of activities! Forward ever!!!!!! I am sure you will want all the money in this world spent on you if you should be at the receiving end!(God forbid)

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Date: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 11:22:20 pm
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From: "idowu" <idowubobo@yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: [NaijaPolitics] RE: [NIgerianWorldForum] RE: Lagos To Become Leading Kidney, Heart Transplant Centre Next Year

John:

You want to provide end of life care to people that you can not guarantee their
quality of life and that they will live more than 12 months after the
transplants while you allow children, mothers to die for the need of
basic healthcare services.

You make me laugh. If you think the healthcare funding for Lagos in a year would
be able to carryout and sustain 30 transplant patients you are joking. Each
transplant patient will cost nothing less than $1 million, and after that
about $72,000 every year for the rest of that patients life.

 Pronto!!!


Idowu
"Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson


"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must
never be a time when we fail to protest." -- Elie Wiesel





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