Nigeria’s air ambulance firm is a leap forward for healthcare

Company set up by young British-Nigerian medic boosts healthcare with its 20 aircraft and ‘flying doctors’ Dr Ola Orekunrin has delivered the healthcare innovation that Nigeria’s government has yet to: Flying Doctors Nigeria. The air ambulance company has airlifted more than 500 patients to safety, and has seen Orekunrin rewarded with a TED fellowship, as …

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Flying to the Rescue

British-Nigerian doctor Ola Orekunrin may be only 28, but she's already founded Nigeria's first emergency air ambulance service. From behind the wheel of her car, Ola Orekunrin calls out an apology as she makes a rapid reverse U-turn on a street in the Nigerian city of Lagos. A call just came in for an emergency …

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Zimbabwe: Dynamite Still Comes in Small Packages, After All!

The old adage seems to hold for Ms Kudzayi Mundangepfupfu, the diminutive 33-year-old owner of Destiny Travel Tours and a security company, Asset Guard Security. Ms Mundangepfupfu is slowly carving her name in the annals of history as a young woman who dared to make a difference by venturing into business when the economic environment …

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8 of the Youngest Black College Graduates You Should Know

College is often seen as the beginning of a young person’s path into adulthood, but apparently these eight young black geniuses couldn’t wait. Some of these young college graduates began taking classes before they were legally able to drive. While hitting the books in law, medicine and science, these young graduates have broken records. 5. …

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Africa Must Leapfrog its Way to the Future

THE CONVENTIONAL PATH FOR IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IS TO BUILD MORE HOSPITALS AND TRAIN MORE DOCTORS. BUT COULD AFRICA SPEED UP PROGRESS BY "HACKING" ITS WAY TO SUCCESS? Governments, NGOs and businesses spend billions of dollars across Africa building new hospitals and training new doctors. But currently, the doctor-patient ratio in many African countries is one-twentieth …

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