Nigeria 2005

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Date of Mission: May 7-17, 2005
Number of cases: 107
Type of cases: Cases ranged from infants with hernias and cleft lips to adults benign and malignant tumors
Members of the mission: Medhat Allam, Ravi Kothuru, Joseph DeBellis, Bob Mineo, Rajesh Patel, Grace McCarthy, Michael Sherwood, Christopher Torres, Maryellen Spandonsi, Ellen Herfield, Stephanie Porey, Erin O'Driscol

Population: 127,000,000

Density 137 people/Km2

Fertility rate : 5.8 children/woman

Life expectancy : 46 years

Urban population 46%

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