In recent times, there has been a rise of attacks especially in African countries and security issues are on the rise, which have left some dead and others in need of urgent critical care. The recent attacks in Niger comes to mind where, first Eight people were killed...
At Flying Doctors Nigeria, besides our periodic peer review sessions, we observe annual external audit and review sessions with leading emergency medical professionals from the United Kingdom. We recently conducted one of such audits. This was done by the renowned...
It is a common misconception that patients who are on ventilators do not survive and the family should not be bothered to care for them. However, they have a chance for survival, if properly managed. Also, contrary to what most people might think, critical care...
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...
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...
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...
