PRIVATE HOSPITALS SOUND THE ALARM: POWER COSTS THREATEN PATIENT CARE IN LAGOS

A Nigerian doctor in a dimly lit hospital running a generator during a power outage to treat a patient.

Private healthcare providers in Lagos are crying out for help as electricity and fuel expenses now gulp nearly 40% of their total operating costs, leaving hospitals overstretched and patient care under threat. Speaking ahead of their Annual General and Scientific Conference, the Lagos Chapter Chairman of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of […]