1. Malaria prevention

Malaria is a serious disease and, perhaps after traffic accidents, the biggest risk to travelers in West Africa. Before coming here, you should be familiar with malaria and how to prevent it. For starters, see Malaria Information for Travelers to Cou...

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2. How long should I take malaria prophylaxis after leaving Nigeria?

It is important to continue taking your malaria prophylaxis drug after you leave the area where malaria occurs, because the parasite may still be in your blood and could cause malaria weeks or months after you return home. Recommendation from t...

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3. Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu") H5N1

Lately there have been human deaths reported in Nigeria and Egypt from "bird flu," or "highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1." This page summarizes some of the useful references on avian influenza and pandemic preparedness, along...

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4. What immunizations does my baby or child need for travel to Nigeria?

Bringing a baby or child to Nigeria? What immunizations and malaria prophylaxis are needed? The best source for this information is the US government CDC site, including the page specifically about immunizations, and a page with links to other health...

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5. Cost comparison of drugs for malaria prevention

Here are some figures I've found for the drugs used by travelers and residents for malaria prevention here in Nigeria and other areas with chloroquine resistant malaria. Figures are $US per week for an adult. I'll try to find the other Jos prices soo...

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6. Primaquine for malaria prevention

Q: Do you have thoughts on or research backing primaquine?  Our travel doctor here recommended we have blood testing to see if we can take that one, I think because it is cheaper than Lariam (mefloquine) and Malarone. A: A recent article ...

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7. What types of HIV drugs are available? I don't want to be 419

Question: Please I have a Nigerian friend in ___ State who is now an AIDS victim. We are helping her in paying for medication such as the ARVs. We pay 5 thousand naira each month for them. I was wondering do you have a list of the different ty...

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8. Medical and Pre-medical Student Rotations

Evangel Hospital does offer a very limited number of medical and pre-medical student rotations. There are no available openings before summer 2007 except possibly in exceptional circumstances for medical students. Because of the popularity of Evangel...

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9. Information for medical and pre-med students coming to Evangel

This page is not intended to be a comprehensive list of what you need to know before coming. In fact, it is the handout usually given when you arrive. It's included here for those who want to know more about what the experience will be like. Overvi...

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10. What immunizations and malaria prevention do I need for travel to Nigeria

See the recommendations from the United States Centers for Disease Control or those from the health department of your own country. Currently the guidelines include hepatitis A, hepatitis B, meningococcus, typhoid, yellow fever for persons older than...

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11. What is shopping like?

There are many open markets with little stalls selling almost anything you can imagine. There are also small shops that sell imported items like cereal, ketchup and canned goods. Dorothy has trained our house helpers to can tomatoes and fruit sauces ...

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12. What Are News Feeds and How Do I Use Them?

What is a news feed? A news feed, also called RSS feed or XML feed, is a way you can get a quick snapshot of one or more websites without having to visit them. The feed extracts headlines, summaries, links, or whole articles and delivers them on re...

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13. What immunizations are available for my baby?

What immunizations for infants are available in Jos?   The information on this page is provisional and subject to review.    Expatriate parents bringing young children, or planning to have children born while in Nige...

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14. I am interested in contributing material, but I do not know anything about making websites.

Fine, you don't need to know any more than you must already know to have gotten this far. First you need to register as an author (see that FAQ). Then when you sign in with your user name and password you will see the user menu with options to add...

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15. I have found wrong or outdated information on the website. How can I get it fixed?

1. Send us an email telling us the problem OR 2. Ask to be registered as an editor so that you can make changes yourself. This is good if you use the site a lot and love finding and fixing errors or improving writing style. Either wa...

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