5.8 million die of injuries yearly, says WHO

No fewer than 5.8 million people die yearly from injuries suffered in accidents, the World Health Organisation has said.

According to the President, Association of Resident Doctors (ARD),National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos (NOHIL), Dr Shopekhai Itakpe, 90 per cent of the casualty figure is from Nigeria and other low and medium income countries...Full story