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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 called Flying Doctors Nigeria (FDN). FDN is the first air ambulance service in the whole of West Africa and is quoted as being "one of the most important healthcare innovations in Nigeria this decade".
Flying Doctors Nigeria is a social enterprise that provides urgent air ambulances to leading health institutions, insurance companies and private individuals throughout West Africa . With years of experience in both acute medicine and the aviation industry, FDN is backed by a team of professionals who operate a reliable and cost effective door to door air ambulance service, 24 hours a day.
Flying Doctors Nigeria supplies strategically placed air ambulances and medical crews throughout Nigeria, providing a rapid response service to even the most complicated medical transport requests. It also provides repatriation services for patients wishing to leave the country.
According to source, Flying Doctor's services in Nigeria include Personal Air Ambulance Cover, for individuals and families including the VIPs.
We gathered that the team of professionals on the board of Flying Doctor are Helen Bingley, Dele Adesina (SAN), R A Oyedele, Chief Magistrate, Mr James Olaleye, the current Nigerian Ambassador to Japan, Dr R Akomolafe, Dr Leke Pitan, former Commissioner of Health, Lagos State , Dr Ola Orekunrin herself, amongst others.
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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
