Key points
- She says she feels ashamed to be a doctor. She says the health system has gone down.
- She tells unhappy colleagues to leave their jobs. She adds that pay is low for hard work.
- She asks those who stay to show real care. She calls for reforms across failing hospitals.
Dr Bea used her Instagram Story to share a stark note on care. She wrote that she feels “ashamed to be a doctor in Nigeria’s healthcare system, which has deteriorated.” Her post set out a short list of pleas to colleagues across busy wards.
The medic is also the sister of nightlife figure Pretty Mike of Lagos (Mike Nwogu). The family recently laid their father to rest at a solemn service. She did not link her post to that loss, but the timing drew fresh eyes to her page.
What she wrote, verbatim
“I’m ashamed to be a doctor in Nigeria’s healthcare system, which has deteriorated.” She then urged unhappy colleagues to act with care or step away. For wider context on patient harm, see this related report on a Benin wrong diagnosis chemo case.
Duty over pay
“To my fellow doctors, if you’re dissatisfied, leave. The pay is bad, so find another job.” She also wrote, “If you stay, do your job properly. This is a humanitarian field. Show some compassion, stop being unprofessional.”
She pressed for fixes across the system and flagged basic skills gaps. Her line read, “Hospitals that fail patients’ needs requires reforms.” She also added a sharp rebuke: “A burn case and you cannot manage, ah Ebami.”
Her call to action drew replies from patients and medics. Some said low pay and poor tools make care hard. Others agreed that compassion and basic skill must still guide practice.
Policy shifts sit in the backdrop of her plea. Unions and leaders keep debating safe hours and fair call patterns. Recent measures include a firm cap on calls, as summed in our brief on the resident doctors shift cap rule.
Her post ends with reform as the main goal. She asks that hospitals meet core needs fast and well. She urges peers to let duty, not pay alone, lead each choice.
