TODAY IN GLOBAL HEALTH | The Cost of System Failure
Lagos talks 913 · Lagos Talks 91.3
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Show Notes
This episode of Today in Global Health takes a hard, necessary look at the state of Nigeria’s medical system and how health administration continues to fail the very people it is meant to protect. The conversation examines gaps in patient care, accountability, and institutional responsibility, highlighting how systemic neglect translates into real human loss.
Drawing connections to the widely discussed case surrounding Chimamanda’s son’s death in a Nigerian hospital, the episode moves beyond emotion to interrogate structure, policy, and practice. It asks the uncomfortable questions about standards of care, leadership in health institutions, and what must change to prevent avoidable tragedies.
A sobering, important conversation that puts people, not just policy, at the center of global health discourse.