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Plain answers about African health.
Written for people here, checked against WHO and Africa CDC guidance. Information, not a diagnosis: if you are unwell, find the right doctor.
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First aid · 5 min read
Road accidents: first aid that saves lives
Africa has the highest road death rate in the world. What bystanders do in the first minutes, and do not do, often decides who survives.
Emergency numbers
767 works in Lagos State; 112 is the national number. Numbers change: please check locally. If a number does not connect, go straight to the nearest hospital.