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Travelling with Children? Be health and safety conscious
Travelling with children can be really fun mostly if it is for leisure and/or family vacation. It is usually a bonding period where the parents get to relax and enjoy quality time with their children. However, regardless of the purpose of the trip, parents need to be...
Senegal to China: The Fall
Being one of the few air ambulance companies that can undertake long journeys with a single stop because we make use of long range aircrafts for our operations, we got a request to evacuate someone on a long distance flight from Senegal to China recently. Patient had...
Flying Doctors Daily Dose
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service 14th September 2017 Tensions over the future of healthcare in the United States continue as republican senators introduce another healthcare overhaul bill... Read...
Cholera Outbreak
What is Cholera? According to the WHO, Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. If left untreated Cholera can kill within hours Outbreaks in Nigeria Cholera outbreaks unfortunately...
OTC Medications Expats should pack before coming to Nigeria
Below is a list of medicines available for purchase over the counter (OTC) that expats should pack prior to coming to Nigeria as advised by the CDC. Antacid for heartburn and indigestion, you may need it after sampling our fiery pepper soup! Diarrhea medicine such as...
A guide for expats: Travelling Safe in Nigeria
Travel in Nigeria may be significantly different from your home country in the following ways: In Nigeria, cars, buses, large trucks, tricycles (known here as Keke NAPEP/Maruwa), bikes, people on foot, often share the same lanes of traffic, especially in rural...
