US EditionIn mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
- Lagos, a mega-city, has only 100 ambulances for its 20 million residents, which is insufficient according to local comments.
- Residents express frustration with the inadequate number of ambulances and road conditions affecting emergency services.
- Critics claim that successive governments have mismanaged the country's oil wealth, contributing to the ambulance shortage.
- Even with more ambulances, Lagos's poor road infrastructure would still pose challenges for emergency transport.
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The Nigerian mega-city, known for its chaotic circulation and its strong population growth, has only a hundred medical vehicles for more than 20 million inhabitants.
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In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances
Standing outside a public hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, Michelin Hunsa is still "traumatised" from the two-hour wait it took to get an ambulance for her mother, found unconscious by her neighbours.
In mega-city Lagos, 20 million rely on just 100 ambulances amid traffic and delays
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