Flying Doctors Nigeria

Ladybrille interviews Flying Doctors Nigeria founder Dr. Ola Orekunrin.In response to a question about the "current problems with healthcare in Nigeria?" she stated:

I’d like to start by introducing you to a concept called the golden hour which is the hour immediately after a trauma/acute medical emergency has occurred. When a patient reaches hospital within the golden hour, the chances of him/her surviving are drastically increased. The current time of arrival to hospital in Lagos post-trauma is an incredibly poor 3-4 hours. Poor road conditions, the tiny number of hospitals equipped to handle major trauma, traffic congestion and the sometimes huge distances to the nearest hospitals all contribute to the challenges the Flying Doctors Nigeria addresses with our air transportation service.

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