Some people are buried alive in Nigeria over lack of life-saving equipment – Medical expert

By Emmanuel Okogba
A Nigerian medical doctor based in Canada, Arinze Onwumelu, popularly known as Dr Zo, has raised concerns over the shortage of life-saving equipment in Nigerian hospitals, warning that patients with potentially reversible medical emergencies could die without receiving appropriate treatment.
Onwumelu made the remarks in a video shared on his Instagram account, @official_doctor_zo, where he called on Nigerians to hold government authorities accountable for gaps in the country’s healthcare system.
The doctor alleged that many government-owned hospitals lacked essential emergency equipment, including automated external defibrillators (AEDs), heart monitors and electr...