Nigeria: Hospitals in the Bush

Since 1983 surgeons working in rural Ibarapa district of Oyo state have done over 11,900 surgeries armed with nothing but basic equipment.

A patient at the rural surgery in Nigeria.

  • Nigeria:   Hospitals in the Bush

    Daily Trust, 10 November 2011

    Since 1983, surgeons working in rural Ibarapa district of Oyo state, have done over 11,900 surgeries armed with nothing but the most the most basic and sometimes unthought-of… Read more »

Nigerian citizens protest for health facilities.

A patient being taken to the Rural clinic in Nigeria.

Video

Students on rural posting from Ibadan help construct ventilation-improved pit latrines that staff and patients use at the hospital, cutting out the need for a water closet toilet when water is inadequate in supply.

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