by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 19, 2017 | Emergency Response, Expats, Ground Ambulance, Health
There is a plague outbreak in Madagascar currently and its spread is unprecedented in the history of the Island. So far, it has claimed 57 lives and there has been a record of over 680 cases. Although Madagascar experiences regular outbreaks, with about 400 cases of...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 17, 2017 | Expats, Health, Medical News
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service 17th October, 2017. 1.Monkey Pox update- https://www.flyingdoctorsnigeria.com/2017/10/17/update-monkeypox-outbreak/ 2.To control the escalating pollution in India,...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 17, 2017 | CSR, Emergency Response, Expats, Ground Ambulance, Health
Flying Doctors Nigeria recently carried out a free medical evacuation for a young man from Lagos to Sokoto, as part of our CSR program. Bakare Abiodun is a 27 year old man with sickle cell anaemia. A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, he is bedridden due to...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 17, 2017 | Emergency Response, Expats, Ground Ambulance, Health
The current suspected monkeypox outbreak in Nigeria, which has now spread to eight states, is the third in the nation’s history. There were a total of three recorded human cases previously in 1971 (two cases) and 1978 (one case) according to the Centres for Disease...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 13, 2017 | Expats, Health, Medical News
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service 13th October, 2017. 1.FDA approves first test for screening Zika virus in blood donations. Learn...
by flyingdoctorsnigeria | Oct 12, 2017 | Expats, Health, Medical News
Healthcare news from around the world brought to you courtesy of Africa’s leading air ambulance service 12th October, 2017. 1. Britain risks losing its leading position in drug research and development if plans for regulating medicines after Brexit are not set out...
