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Stories from The Skies: Evacuation from Liberia to Ghana
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...
EXPAT E-BOOK SERIES: Healthcare in Nigeria
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...
EXPAT E-BOOK SERIES: Malaria Prevention and Prophylaxis
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...
EXPAT E-BOOK SERIES: Tourism in Nigeria
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...
EXPAT E-BOOK SERIES: Traveling Safely in Nigeria
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...
EXPAT E-BOOK SERIES: Singing the “Expat Blues”
(Singing the "Expat Blues" was written by a long-time expat, for prospective expats) “We’re not in Kansas anymore,” said Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. And indeed, you’ve just opened your eyes and found yourself in Nigeria. You will see and experience things you never...
