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How misdiagnosis led to Dora’s death
When Mrs Dora Nkem Akunyili was the Zonal Secretary (South-east) of the
Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund in 1998, Nigerian doctors gave her what
many of her family members considered to be a health scare.
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They said she
had a growth and needed surgery.
Akunyili, then 44, decided to travel to the United States, first to get a
second opinion and then undergo the prescribed surgery. The bill for the
medical trip was $17,000, including $12,000 for the surgery.
During pre-surgery check-up in the US, the doctors told her the Nigerian
doctors had made a wrong diagnosis and that she did not need any surgery.
It was said to be a minor issue that medication would solve.
She thanked the doctors and, to their surprise, said she was going to
return the money meant for the surgery to PTF.
That was strange. Nigerian
government officials had devised a way of making sure such monies were not
returned to the treasury.
The hospital informed the PT