09/09/2026
"My mum coll@psed and we rushed her. When we got there, she was r£jected, there but there was no doctor on ground. The nurses advised us to take her elsewhere.
We went to two other hospitals, and she was rejected again. I began to imagine how do you refer someone who lives in Ota to Lagos or Abeokuta when she needs urgent medical attention?
At this point, we had no option. My dad suggested that we take her back home. I could not accept that. I started making phone calls, asking friends, neighbours, and anyone I thought might know of a hospital nearby. Eventually, a neighbour told us somewhere around our neighbourhood. He said there was a doctor on ground.
We took her there. I remember being shocked when I saw the state of the hospital and the limited facilities available. But at that point, I was not looking for a perfect hospital. I just wanted someone to help my mother.
The doctor immediately commenced treatment. But before he did, he told us he would do his best, but the hospital doesn't have the facilities required to properly manage my mother’s condition.
I knew my mother was not getting the quality of care she needed. But what could I do? We had already gone from one hospital to another. She had been rejected multiple times. We had nowhere else to turn.
She had been receiving treatment there and normally went there whenever she needed medical attention. Yet, when she collapsed and needed urgent care, the hospital turned her away.
Three days later, she di£d.
I still struggle with the thought that her d£ath could have been avoided if she had received timely and adequate medical care. What hurts even more is knowing that we did everything we could. We took her to hospitals. We pleaded. We made calls. We kept searching for somewhere that would take her"
-A Nigerian man has recounted his encounter at the hospital after his late mother coll@psed.