Lagos

Question 1

L- social challenges with healthcare

Answer 1

1 doctor per 5014 people
Under 5 mortality - 50 per 1000 (better then Kano with 203 per 1000)

Question 2

L- social opportunities with schools

Answer 2

11,326 primary schools and 2,565 secondary schools
98% of children go to school (educated queens) compared to national average of 61

Question 3

L- social issues with water

Answer 3

81% of water is polluted and only 10% have piped water supplies

Question 4

L- environmental challenges

Answer 4

Air and water pollution (causes 11,200 pre mature deaths)
Waste disposal - Lagos produces the most solid waste in Africa

Question 5

Why has Lagos grown?

Answer 5

Rural to urban migration
(7 million migrants from 1990 - 2004)
Averages babies per woman = 3.6

Question 6

Challenges faced in Lagos slums

Answer 6

No basic infrastructure
Out breaks of typhoid, Ebola and yellow fever
Canoes as transport
Oil black water (polluted)
Wooden houses on stilts (#resourceful)

Question 7

How many people live in makoko

Answer 7

250,000