Image of patient on drip in an open vehicle, not from Nigeria
Nigeria, June 5 -- Claim: Social media users shared an image of a patient receiving a drip in the back of an open vehicle as evidence of Nigeria's "failed healthcare system."
Verdict: Misleading! The viral image shows a patient being transported in an open vehicle during an emergency referral in Ghana, not Nigeria.
Nigeria's healthcare system has long been a subject of public criticism. Popular concerns have centred on inadequate infrastructure, a shortage of personnel, and poor emergency response services, among others.
On 21 May, @__Sharyf, an X user, shared an image that many Nigerians are now circulating as evidence of the country's failing healthcare system.
The image (archived here) shows a patient lying in the back of an open v...
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