Why telemedicine is a plus for every country - Ibidapo-Obe

Why telemedicine is a plus for every country - Ibidapo-Obe

Oyetokunbo Ibidapo-Obe is a medical doctor, working as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. Her postgraduate training includes three years of family medicine residency and one year of surgical obstetrics fellowship. She is also a qualified telemedicine physician and expert. In this interview with ZEBULON AGOMUO, Editor, Ibidapo-Obe spoke on the challenges of the health sector and practitioners in Nigeria; the cause of brain drain; what must be done to improve the sector and retain medical practitioners; the benefits of telemedicine to every country, among other issues. I do appreciate that there are lots of challenges facing the healthcare sector in Nigeria. In the same vein, I believe collaboration between the private sector and the government can find a solution to all of these problems. I think it is important to focus on the practical steps we can take to improve the system rather than push the blame back and forth.

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Dr. Oyetokunbo Ibidapo-Obe, an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, shared her insights on the challenges facing healthcare practitioners and the health sector in Nigeria, the causes of brain drain, and the measures needed to improve the sector. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the private sector and the government, better working conditions and pay for medical practitioners, and more investment in healthcare infrastructure, equipment, and technology. Additionally, she advocates for the potential of telemedicine to improve access to healthcare services and health outcomes in the country.


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