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Weekly Health News Roundup (November 13)
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service for the week of November 13, 2017. Launch of special initiative to address climate change impact on health in Small Island Developing States Today, at the United...
Weekly Health News Roundup (November 8)
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service for the week of November 8, 2017. Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance WHO is recommending that farmers and the...
Flying Doctors Nigeria Featured in Airnews Magazine
Earlier in the year, Flying Doctors Nigeria founder featured in the Africa's leading aviation magazine (Airnews) advocating for more budget for Aeromedicals in Nigeria. The Flying Doctors Nigeria is a leading air ambulance company covering West and Central Africa. For...
Why Dark Skinned People Should Still Wear Sunscreen
It is a common myth that darker skinned people from Africa, India and parts of South American are immune to skin cancer and therefore do not need to take precautions in the sun such as wearing sunscreen and seeking shelter during the hottest hours of the day....
Weekly Health News Roundup (October 30)
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service for the week of October 30, 2017. Measles deaths at all time low In 2016, an estimated 90,000 people died from measles – an 84% drop from more than 550 000 deaths...
On Breast Cancer Awareness, Early Detection and Mammography
The month of October is all about Breast cancer, the most common invasive cancer in females, worldwide. It is important to understand this disease as thousands of women die every year because of ignorance and a delayed detection. Early detection is very key to...