Youthfulperspectives

Concoctions, drinks, mixtures, and different solid elements are a big part of our healthcare system in Nigeria and Africa. These traditional dosage forms have become a mainstay of the treatment patterns adopted in combating tropical ailments.  When discussions surrounding the use of these traditional dosage forms are held, their appropriateness, the need for standardization, and even their efficacy and effectiveness are points that generate arguments. Is it possible for a correlation to be drawn that unequal access to good, quality medications may be a core reason as to why these traditional forms of treatments still pervade our health system in Nigeria?  There are different sides to this argument, but a unifying opinion should be that standardized and properly dosed medications made under the best conditions are the best options for combating the many diseases of public health significance that tend to threaten the fragile healthcare of this nation.  Now, I would not wan...

Photo by Ayanfe Olarinde on Unsplash It's been a while here; I have been busy with some other things, so I have largely slacked in updating this space. Amidst everything, I decided to do this little opinion piece, and I would honestly love to hear as much feedback as possible when I put the full stop. Over the past few days, the social space has been swamped with different opinions, commentaries, etc. All of which border on who would be the next president of this country for the next four (4) or eight (8) years based on the zoning agreement. By the time you read this, the country's major political parties have held their primary elections, and their different choices have been placed before us.  These past few weeks, we have all seen that the political space in Nigeria is an obscenely expensive and dirty scene. It is a place where only those with guts can successfully navigate. We have all watched as party delegates were bought, and everything became severely "Dollarized,...

Photo by Ayanfe Olarinde on Unsplash Hope is a good thing. Hope is so good that in a life that is so random and filled with so many tricks and loopholes, In a life that no one has any manual to, It is hope that keeps us going. Take away hope from anyone, irrespective of the situation; you have taken something far greater than the air they breathe.  As Nigerians, and as confusing as it may be in describing our core characteristics, we have that hope in excess. I used to think of the word that would fully describe us, but I have not come across it yet. There is something very amusing about us as Nigerians; See, the excess hope I mentioned earlier? Yeah, it will be the end of us all.  That resilience we are well known for is not the big flex we think it is. The ability to endure so much suffering is not the ideal way to live. I really cannot understand our nature as Nigerians. I really do not know what has made us into such forms that we cannot differentiate between what is righ...

I love asking random questions from people. You know, just to strike a conversation, try to understand your perspectives and why you hold certain opinions. So, recently I have been asking folks this particular question. "If you had everything you needed If money is never going to be a problem, Would you be doing what you are doing right now?" Are you actually passionate about your line of work, or you just need money, and that is the reason you are hanging on"?  I have always been a fan of living to the full. Experiencing all your emotions and just getting it all out with no holds barred. But lately, I have been doing some thinking. How can you even do this if you do not have enough money? It is funny how everything we do is linked to finding money in the best way possible. Every decision you make, no matter how crucial it is, as much as it is not a matter of life and death, money is at the root of it.  They say pursue your dreams, chase your passion, but how can you eve...