The offshore petroleum environment is ideally suited for air medical transport, as injuries are common and medical illnesses are to be expected. The risk of contracting an infectious disease is a very real risk for anyone working in Africa. Therefore companies must...
Health and safety is a big issue for the mining sector but especially in West Africa (i.e Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria) where the sector is highly informal and very fragmented. Furthermore, many of the mines are located at some distance from specialist...
Our founder Dr Ola has published a piece on air ambulances in Africa on the blog of the world economic forum. The blog piece covers: The role of air ambulances in Africa Why air ambulances are important for Africa Why and how the Flying Doctors Nigeria Air Ambulance...
Officially, the Republic of Niger is a country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. The capital city is Niamey, located in the far-southwest corner of the country. Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the...
Benin, a French-speaking West African nation, is a birthplace of the vodun (or “voodoo”) religion and home to the former Dahomey Kingdom from circa 1600–1900. Some major cities in Benin include Cotonou, Port-novo, Parakaou, Djougou, Bohicon and Kandi. The major...
