by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 2, 2018 | Emergency Response, Health
Evacuation from Liberia to Ghana In Africa, the number of road traffic injuries and deaths have been increasing over the last three decades. According to the 2015 Global status report on road safety, the WHO African Region had the highest rate of fatalities from road...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 1, 2018 | Emergency Response, Expats, General
There are some very good hospital facilities in Nigeria mainly located in Lagos and Abuja such as the Reddington Hospital, Lagoon Hospital, Turkish Hospital and Abuja Clinics. However, even these facilities typically fail to meet US standards, according to the US...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 1, 2018 | Emergency Response, Expats, General
Malaria can kill people very quickly if it is not promptly diagnosed. There is an A B C D for prevention of malaria. This is: Awareness of risk of malaria—The risk is higher for expats who live in Nigeria or other parts of the Sub-Saharan region than tourists or those...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 1, 2018 | Emergency Response, Expats, General
Top tourism destinations in Nigeria include: Ibeno Beach, Akwa Ibom This is longest sand beach in West Africa on the Atlantic, providing recreational facilities with excellent opportunities for water sports. Obudu Mountain Resort, Cross River Deep in the tropical...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 1, 2018 | Emergency Response, Expats, First Aid, General
Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of healthy US citizens in foreign countries. Nigeria has one of the highest number of road traffic accidents in the world. Travel in Nigeria may be significantly different from your home country in the following ways: In...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Feb 1, 2018 | Emergency Response, Expats, General, Health, Remote Site
The history of Nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers living in the area as early as 11,000 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is today Nigeria, such as the Benin Empire, the Kingdom of Nri and the Oyo Empire. Islam reached...
