Writings of Olabanji Joel

International Nurses’ Week: Policies, major setback to healthcare delivery Olabanji Joel Orolugbagbe (Main article on Punch Newspaper)  13 May 2022 A sector without a well-stated job description is standing like a building with cracked pillars, which can collapse at any time and no one knows upon whose head it will fall. Over the years, there have been controversies among the health workers and, unfortunately, these are yet to be solved till today; not because there can’t be permanent solutions to these crises but because those in control of the system have refused to make policies that will cause a significant change and end the long-standing crisis. In Nigeria today, doctors are the Alpha and the Omega in the hospitals, they have dominated all sectors of the hospital including the laboratories, pharmacies, etc. This had been the situation in our hospitals, where we have only medical doctors, acting as the head of the hospitals (Chief Medical Directors). This has not just stopped ...