Nigeria, May 5 -- In the grand theatre of national neglect, the Nigerian government has once again proven that when it comes to prioritising the lives of its citizens, it prefers to fiddle while Rome burns. The recent revelation by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that only 30,000 doctors remain to cater to a population of over 240 million is not just alarming-it is catastrophic. It is a damning verdict on a system that has chosen to bury its head in the sand while its most valuable human assets take flight.

To say Nigeria is on the brink of a healthcare apocalypse would be putting it mildly. The doctor-to-patient ratio now stands at a staggering 1:8,000, far above the World Health Organisation's recommended ratio of 1:600. This is...