Lagos traffic creating 'life or death' situations for women trying to reach hospital – report

Study of pregnant women travelling to health facilities found journeys took up to four times longer than online maps suggested

The heavy traffic and bad roads of Lagos have been baffling online mapping tools with potential life and death implications" for people trying to reach the city's hospitals, research has found.

Researchers looked at cases of pregnant women trying to reach hospital in the Nigerian capital, infamous for its roads, and found they faced a journey of up to four times longer than computers and satellites suggest, which mean the models for access to healthcare facilities are also out of kilter.