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Medical experts have said no hospital or doctor deliberately rejects patients but rather refers them to specialist hospitals if their cases exceed the capacity of the facility. The clarification follows a recent outcry by a man, Akinbosola Folajimi, who alleged that a hospital refused to treat his pregnant wife, Kemi, despite being in visible distress. In separate interviews with PUNCH Healthwise, the physicians emphasised that referring a patient should not be misconstrued as rejection or refusal to provide treatment. The health experts also advised Nigerians to seek medical attention early to ensure timely and adequate care, noting that early presentation increases the chances of survival, especially in cases where referrals are necessary, thereby helping to prevent avoidable health emergencies. They urged Nigerians to enrol in health insurance plans, stating that doing so would help prevent cases of referral due to an inability to pay medical bills. ...

Cash-strapped hospitals have written off £256.4 million owed by foreign patients because of failures to properly check that they were entitled to free NHS treatment. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday shows escalating debts from health tourists – who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment – is creating a growing black hole in NHS finances. In the last year alone, £44 million has been lost – a 63 per cent increase on the £26.9 million that hospitals had to write off in 2017-18. Damning findings from our research, based on an analysis of health service accounts over the past seven years and a detailed Freedom of Information request to trusts across England, reveal: Just a third of the £621 million owed by overseas visitors to hospitals has been repaid. One Nigerian patient who had planned treatment at Barts Health NHS Trust in London ran up a near £500,000 bill, and a Romanian patient owes Lewisham and Greenwi...

The Lagos State Government has vowed to hold accountable all parties involved in what it described as “tragic and shocking death” of Mrs. Folajimi, a pregnant woman who was rejected by a private hospital in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki Area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online reports that the private healthcare facility she sought help from denied her emergency care due to a lack of financial deposit, leaving her and her unborn child in peril. In a swift response, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Saturday, in Ikeja, launched an urgent investigation into the circumstances of the death. The Ministry of Health, working in partnership with the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), has set up a dedicated panel to probe the matter, identify breaches in medical standards, and determine the degree of negligence involved. According to Abayomi, initial reports indicated that both a traditional birth attendant and a pri...

The Lagos private hospital, As Salam Convalescent Centre, located in Iwerekun 1, Ibeju/Lekki, has denied claims that it demanded an upfront payment of N500,000 before offering treatment to a pregnant woman, Kemi, who later died from pregnancy complications. Kemi’s grieving husband, Akinbobola Folajimi, made the allegation in a viral video, accusing the hospital of refusing to give medical treatment to his heavily pregnant wife due to his inability to make the upfront payment. In the video, Kemi, visibly weak, was seen inside a car while her husband desperately tried to keep her conscious. Calling her name repeatedly, he pleaded, “My goodness! Kemi, look at me. Stay strong; look at me. Think about your kids, please. You need to be forceful for me.” Folajimi later claimed in a post that after being turned away by the private hospital, they were referred to a general hospital in Epe, where his wife died midway. He wrote, “The doctor told me to deposit N5...

BusinessWire India Gurugram (Haryana) [India], April 3: Medanta - The Medicity, Gurugram, operated by Global Health Limited ( https://www.medanta.org/ ), has once again been ranked as India's best private hospital in Newsweek's prestigious 'World's Best Hospitals 2025' rankings, conducted in partnership with Statista Inc. Notably, Medanta remains the only private hospital from India to be featured among the world's top 250 medical institutions and has been ranked within the top 150 globally. This marks the sixth consecutive year of its inclusion, reinforcing its status as a global leader in healthcare excellence . This achievement further underscores Medanta's unwavering commitment to delivering world-class healthcare and maintaining the highest standards in patient care and medical innovation . The Newsweek rankings, conducted with Statista Inc., examined data from 2,400+ hosp...