Nigeria: Health Workers’ Impossible Workloads Are Deepening Nigeria’s Doctor-Patient Crisis

On September 1st, 2025, the medical community and Nigerians were shaken by the tragic news of the passing of Dr. Femi Rotifa, a Resident Doctor in the Department of Surgery at the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH).

Dr. Rotifa died while on call duty, an incident widely reported to be linked to the exhausting, and extended hours he had been compelled to work.

Sadly, this is not an isolated case. Over the years, countless doctors and healthcare workers have collapsed under the…