Navigating Through a Struggling Health System; the Staggering Experience of a Struggling Family
Journal Title: International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Research Studies - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 08
Abstract
Born at 28 weeks of gestationand weighing 800gat birth, herfatherpreferred a public health facility where the cost of neonatal intensive care is less prohibitive.At the same time, her mothersuffered wound dehiscence and was re-admitted for a prolonged period. Incidentally, resident doctors in public hospitalswere three weeksinto a nationwide industrial action at the time. With no one available to help out with household chores,the fatherhad to combine the care of two children,and the logistics of two hospitals. Thekids at homesoon dropped out of school when the financial burden became unbearable.Even thoughthe family’s long and onerous journeyeventuallyended, its impactis a large ‘wound’ that may take a while to heal
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Qadri Adebayo Adeleye
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