In the News
INEC Partners NGO for Casualty Free Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission has decided to partner with an organisation, Flying Doctors Nigeria, an initiative established by a British trained medical doctor, Ola Orekunrin, to provide emergency and comprehensive healthcare services in hot zones ... more
Flying Doctors Nigeria Partners with INEC
Unlike the Helen of Troy whose phenomenal beauty inspired a thousand tragic myths, Ola Orekunrin's face evokes no mean feat. Yet her face is remarkably different. It is the face of the future. ... more
England's Youngest Doc is Nigeria's Flying Doctor
Dr Ola Orekunrin, born and bred in England, has decided to return to Nigeria to affect the people positively. Orekunrin, 23, wrote her final medical examinations at 21, emerging one of the youngest medical doctors in England. She is back home to float a company ... more
Dr Ola Orekunrin is 3rdi Magazine’s Business Person of the Month
Here at the 3rdi magazine we usually feature women at the very top of their game. At just 23 years old Dr Ola Orekunrin has already acheived more than most of us will acheive in a lifetime. And she is now starting to really fly. Her story is both compelling and inspirational ... more
Governor Mimiko (Ondo State) Gives Flying Doctors Nigeria a Thumbs Up
Governor of Ondo State, his excellency, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has begun talks with the Flying Doctors Nigeria regarding how best the service can be utilised in his state, complementary to the state emergency response service that is also in development ... more
Former Lowestoft Woman Seeks Backing for Flying Doctor Service Dream
A former Lowestoft woman is looking for crucial funding to realise her dream of setting up a flying doctors service in Nigeria. Dr Ola Orekunrin said she was inspired to found West Africa's first air ambulance service following the death of her 12-year-old sister, Busola ... more
The East Anglian Air Ambulance Pledges Support to Flying Doctors Nigeria
"I grew up in Lowestoft and even though I was born in London, I spent most of my childhood in beautiful East Anglia, I wanted East Anglia involved in the project because it’s part of my heritage" says Dr Ola Orekunrin, Managing Director of West Africa’s first Flying Doctors service ... more
England’s Youngest Doctor, Nigeria’s Flying Doctor
It was estimated in 1995, that 21,000 Nigerian doctors were practicing in the United States alone, which is about the same as the number of doctors working in the Nigerian public service. There are another 8,000 - 10,000 working in the UK ... more
For further information and up-to-date news regarding Flying Doctors Nigeria you can check out Dr Ola Orekunrin's blog at:
http://droladavinci.blogspot.com
