A few days ago, a Nigerian Air Force officer, Lance Corporal Bercy Ogah died after she got bitten by a poisonous snake when she sat on the toilet seat in her room. Reports said the snake made its way into her toilet bowl (WC) and bit her at her residence in Abuja. We at the Emergency Response Africa deeply sympathize and extend our condolences to the family of Bercy Ogah.
The rate at which some of the structures, some under construction, have been failing has become a great source of concern. Year-in year-out, building collapse is now a recurring phenomenon in Lagos, resulting in loss of lives and billions of Naira in investments. The collapse, on Monday, of a 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos, followed by the collapse of another storey building in the Lekki-Ajah axis of the state the next day brought to the fore, again, the recurring, but the disturbing issue of building and structural collapse in the country.
The past week has been one of unexpected tragedy and loss. Many are mourning their loved ones while others wait for news from the recovery efforts from the November 1 collapse of a high-rise building under construction on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State. This incident was a painful reminder that safety in our homes is often assumed but not automatic. How can we make our homes and communities safer?
Health indicators in Nigeria are some of the worst in Africa. Nigeria is responsible for a high number of under-five child deaths. UNICEF said in a recent report that “preventable or treatable infectious diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and HIV/AIDS account for more than 70% of the estimated one million under-five deaths in Nigeria.”
The office can seem like a safe place to work, but there are risks you wouldn’t think of until they happen. An accident can occur at any time and if it does, who in the workplace is trained to help? It is a legal requirement as a company to ensure your employees receive immediate attention. Every individual is susceptible to injuries, illnesses, and traumatic events. If your workplace doesn’t seem like a dangerous place, accidents can happen at any time. We never know when an injury may happen to us, a colleague, or someone we love.
We\’ve all heard the terms and each one signifies a health crisis involving the heart. But heart attack and cardiac arrest aren\’t the same things. People often use these terms interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing.
Emergency Response Africa has been proudly selected as one of the recipients of the Black Founders Fund, this is a $5M funding program that provides non-dilutive cash awards to Black led startups.
Shock is a serious life-threatening condition that happens when vital organs in the body are not getting enough oxygen through blood perfusion and this can lead to failure of these organs e.g heart, brain, liver, etc. It can be caused by the sudden drop in blood flow through the body such as:
The Emergency Response Africa (ERA) and Anesthesia Critical Care Consultants (A3C) have entered into a strategic partnership to bring about high-quality end-to-end emergency care to Nigerians. Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, the Director, A3C, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said this was in a bid to avert needless deaths. Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr ( Director, A3C) …
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When people use the term \”ministroke,\” what they\’re really often referring to is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). It’s current nickname, mini-stroke, does not fit the bill, because it suggests something small and passing, a fleeting problem you can put off until you have the time to do something about it. A TIA is a …
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