Ruthie Lawal

Nonconformist | Public health Physician ~ loving God; loving people • showing compassion • saying No to oppression

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

“...Break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed, cancel debts...
Share your food with the hungry, invite the homeless poor into your homes, put clothes on the shivering ill-clad, be available to your own families. Ref. Isa. 58

[Flynn Unbound @FlynnUnbound]

Hey, so rape is actually always 100% the rapists fault. There is no level of shared responsibility. This is true. Always. Thank you for coming to my talk.

[James Bramble @BrambleJim]

"You pray for the hungry . . . then you feed them.  This is how prayer works."  

Pope Francis

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

You should share this everywhere. WhatsApp. Facebook. Instagram. Tiktok.

Run targeted ads on Pornhub & xnxx, I don't care.

This is what your lived reality has been under APC. Your life, fizzled.

You are living it but sometimes you need someone to shove it in your face.

[Adaego💰💌(APC_IS_A_CURSE‼️) @Yhur1stLuV]

There's no organization or institution in Nigeria now that's working towards the progress of the people. None!

[Celestial being @ayrastarr]

Mr Mamdani 🙏🏾💜

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

@chokolat_mama This was me as HO in Firm 4, Medicine, UITH. Looking back, I honestly have no idea how I survived.

[Dr. E @chokolat_mama]

Let me give you some context from the doctor’s POV.

When I was an HO in paediatrics, friday clinics started at 9am.
On Thursday, I’d go to work by 8am, close at 4pm, then continue call from 4pm to 8am on friday morning.
From 8–9am, I would have to quickly do ward rounds for my patients in the ward, collect samples, chase lab results, set IV lines, give IV meds, etc.

Then, I was still expected to be in clinic by 9am to start seeing patients.
In all of this, I would rush back home for about 15–20 minutes to just shower and come back to the hospital.
Breakfast?…forget that one because, no time.

But God forbid I got to clinic at say 9:15am.
You’d hear snide remarks like…
“See the time she’s coming to clinic.”
“We’ve been sitting here since 7am but look at her strolling in by this time.”
“She’s taking her time because she knows we have no choice.”
“This doctor doesn’t have regard for people’s time.”
“We have other places to be.”

Nigerian patients really do not know what happens behind the scenes.

[Adeolu needs to catch a break. @_deoluwaa]

I tell my non-medical folks that if they think the Nigerian health system is terrible, then they should imagine what they’d think if they know what healthcare workers know about the system. The average outsider is only privy to a fraction of the mess we are in.

Healthcare workers are overcompensating, improvising, and covering up systemic lapses that should otherwise have made the entire system collapse a while ago. Patients and the relatives are also forced to make sacrifices and pay heavily to remedy the situation.

The outsider sees that the lab is delaying result. The healthcare worker sees that there is no light to process samples because the hospital is owing electricity bill and someone is sitting on the money.

Full blood count takes up to a week because a tertiary health facility still processes their samples manually, and you won’t even get platelet count and haemogblobin concentration. The patient thinks it is just a delay, meanwhile, the result isn’t even complete.

You’re finding it difficult to see a consultant because there is only one in the state, covering multiple government (and private hospitals) and their annexes.

For every fault you see, there is a rot that runs much deeper and someone has painted over it like all is well.

Vote out Tinubu in 2027.

[Tannie @nubian6]

Sunday feels completely different when Monday can’t threaten you. 😂

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

@Oluwamidunsin @lasisielenu Same here, Mary. I’m a doctor too, and I genuinely grieve for the state of our healthcare system in Nigeria. It’s heartbreaking to watch patients and healthcare workers suffer because of systemic failures.

[Lasisielenu @lasisielenu]

To the president and 36 state governors 😔

[Aproko Doctor Global @aproko_doctor]

The whole conversation around fake products is exactly why we advocate frequently for regulation.

You cannot expect the average Nigerian to be a food scientist, pharmacist, chemist and product inspector before they can safely buy toothpaste, food or medicine.

NAFDAC and SON have a job to do. The market needs to be properly regulated, fake products need to be taken off the shelves, and people putting Nigerians’ lives at risk need to be held accountable.

We should not have to gamble with our health every time we go to the market.

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

@JemimaOsunde Dr Akunyili was a clear example of what great leadership means. She showed that one person can indeed make a difference 🥺not just figureheads in positions of power.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

65 FREE SURGERIES FOR 65 CHILDREN

Yesterday, I attended the final follow-up clinic and appreciation programme at Mother Mary Hospital, Isolo, Lagos, following the successful completion of 65 free surgeries for children to mark my 65th birthday.

I am deeply grateful to God Almighty for guiding the medical team throughout the process and for granting all 65 children safe and successful surgeries.

The surgeries, led by Dr Folaseye Adebayo and her dedicated team, included adenotonsillectomy. This procedure removes enlarged or chronically infected tonsils and adenoids, which can cause breathing difficulties, recurrent infections, and sleep-related problems in children.

What made the occasion particularly touching was listening to parents share their testimonies and hearing how these procedures have improved their children’s health and quality of life.

My profound appreciation goes to @DrFolaseye Adebayo and her entire team, the hospital management, the parents, and everyone who contributed to making this initiative possible.

For me, birthdays are not merely occasions for celebration. They are opportunities to give back, touch lives, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

I thank God for the privilege of being part of this initiative and, most importantly, for the gift of 65 healthy and hopeful children.

May God continue to bless all those who dedicate their lives to saving and improving the lives of others.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

Letter to God 🎶 💜

[Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 @SavvyRinu]

I have been privileged to work across over 20 countries including the United States and UK as a Gen Z. In many rooms I have been in, I was the youngest person.

So I can tell you, the greatest skill you need in your corner is not your certificate, but the ability to work across cultures and systems. 

The fact that the 76-year old CEO in my workplace 3 streets away from the White House asked me to call him by his first name Damon doesn’t mean I should come back to Nigeria and call Dr. Oby Ezekwesili by her first name.

It’s lack of social intelligence. When you are in Rome, you behave like a Roman. Adapt quickly or be left behind.

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

Best album fr 💜

[Mars @marssss__x]

This Starrgirl album has been on repeat ngl

[billboard @billboard]

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[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

@iCraze6 You’re right. I see it too

[Ruthie Lawal @ruthy_dr]

@precious_missyy @ThandoNtshiza Thank you.