Nigeria’s Healthcare: A Preventive Revolution Begins
Did you know Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is still grappling with major healthcare challenges, even as its economy grows? While most of the focus tends to be on treating illnesses, preventive healthcare is actually the most cost-effective way to improve health outcomes for everyone. Here’s the thing: Nigeria currently spends less than 5% of […]
The Insurance Disconnect: Why Nigerians Aren’t Buying In
Last week, I shared our journey building the iPatient app and how we’re gamifying healthcare access. This week, I want to dive into a fascinating conversation I recently had. The Young Adult Insurance Gap I was fortunate to recently e-meet the Director of a state health insurance agency in Nigeria, and what he shared left […]
The iPatient App: Gamifying Healthcare Access
We’ve arrived at crossroads and stalled a bit with our community-building efforts at patient.ng. But after a few consultations last week, I think we may have just figured it out. I clearly underestimated the amount of branding and influencing required to promote any social venture in Nigeria. Anyway this week, I want to share something […]
The Satisfaction Myth
Last week, a colleague was at one of the teaching hospitals in Lagos (won’t mention names), and overheard something interesting. A nurse was harshly explaining to a patient’s relative why they needed to come back the next day for a procedure that was scheduled for that day. The relative’s response after the brief back-and-forth? “Thank […]
The Algorithm vs. The Story
Five days ago, we posted our first patient story on YouTube. 342 views. By social media standards, that’s nothing really. No viral moment. No algorithm boost. But I’m over the moon cos here’s the thing about these healthcare stories – they don’t need to go viral to matter. The video simply features a patient sharing […]
The Silent Majority
You know what’s fascinating about building in public? The silence. Last week, I mentioned feeling a bit antsy about the lack of public engagement – you know, the comments, the likes,etc. While I was obsessing over public visibility/validation stuff, our beta testing for the Campaigns feature was quietly showing us that users weren’t really interested […]
When Stories Find Their Voice
Remember last week when we talked about orderlies being the unsung heroes of patient advocacy? Well, this week brought that conversation full circle in the most unexpected way. As we were preparing to launch our Campaigns feature on www.patient.ng, something remarkable happened. One of the orderlies at a teaching hospital in Lagos reached out through […]
Advocacy: Beyond the Obvious
This week, I found myself thinking about heroes. Not the caped kind, but the unsung, low-key heroes who walk hospital corridors everyday with mops and buckets – the orderlies & porters. On Monday, during my book review session for “The Patient Advocacy Guide”, I had a thought which led to a conversation that’s worth sharing: […]
The Symphony of Two Worlds
Remember last week when I asked if there was a way to harmonize my personal and professional newsletters? Well, I spent the entire week thinking about it, and here’s what I realized: The distinction I was trying to make was artificial. You see, my journey from being a traditional medical doctor to someone deeply invested […]
