Nigeria, May 4 -- It's a tempting question, but answering it carelessly would be like mistaking a scalpel for the hand that wields it. Education, in itself, is not the problem; what we do with it is where the story becomes complicated, unsettling, and at times, deeply disturbing.

For a long time, the public has quietly wrestled with a peculiar suspicion about those who pursue medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and other health-related courses. Beneath the admiration lies an uncomfortable thought: could a profession built on healing ever be subtly tempted by the need for illness to exist? The idea sounds cynical, yet it persists. Stories circulate of doctors opening private clinics and inviting clerics to pray, not necessarily for healing alon...