Lagos

Hi All- I am in Lagos for meetings. We are starting up a new program here. I am very optomistic that it is going to be extremely successful. The potential is great since the population is so large.

Here is a bit on Lagos:

Lagos State is an administrative region of Nigeria, located in the southwestern part of the country. The smallest of Nigeria's states, Lagos State is the second most populous state after Kano State, and arguably the most economically important state of the county, containing Lagos, the nation's largest urban area.

Lagos State was created on May 27, 1967 by virtue of State (Creation and Transitional Provisions) Decree No. 14 of 1967, which restructured Nigeria’s Federation into 12 states. Prior to this, Lagos Municipality had been administered by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Lagos Affairs as the regional authority, while the Lagos City Council (LCC) governed the City of Lagos.

State took off as an administrative entity on April 11, 1968 with Lagos Island serving the dual role of being the State and Federal Capital. However, with the creation of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja in 1976, Lagos ceased to be the capital of the State which was moved to Ikeja.

Equally, with the formal relocation of the seat of the Federal Government to Abuja on 12 December 1991, Lagos Island ceased to be Nigeria’s political capital. Nevertheless, Lagos remains the center of commerce for the country.












I am staying at a hotel with the fastest internet I have had in like 3 years, so here are lots of pictures...

Here are some of the Doctors I was working with at the teaching hospital here in Lagos. It was one of their birthdays:
















Here is a general hospital in Lagos that was a small grant award winner. They are building a child friendly waiting area that will have toys and health education DVDs. They are just starting construction it now:
















This one if from Nasarawa State last week. You can see some coworkers reviewing patient charts for that study on Expert Clients:

And here are more random pics from the car window in Kano State. You can see the Emir's palace, the main mosque, and some other sculptures:
































And just because the internet is so good, here are 2 pictures of me in funny hats:















Please write some comments!!!!