Patients seeking medical care at private hospitals in Nigeria are now facing the kind of long delays once associated only with public health facilities.
Waiting days or even weeks for appointments is now becoming the norm, just as surgery delays are also on the rise, even in high-end clinics.
Specifically, in Lagos and Abuja, long queues, rescheduled appointments, and frequent no-shows by doctors in private hospitals are pointing to a worsening crisis as Nigeria continues to bleed through a relentless wave of medical talent migration.