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...