Today, a new organization called the Global Infectious Diseases Initiative (GIDI) launched in Lagos with a lecture and dinner event. Dr. Yoav Golan, Dr. Folarin Olubowale (Founder GIDI), Dr. Nadine Regis, Ms.... read more →
Thanks to the Nigerian chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI), we spent today at their ScopePedia workshop learning how to increase our project, program and portfolio management capabilities for improved... read more →
Today we visited Obalende, Lagos and engaged female leaders in the community. DRASA in Obalende Why women? Women manage the home, prepare food for their families, and are usually the... read more →
Our #ItStartsWithMe campaign continued today with a visit to Iponri Estate Senior High School in Surulere, Lagos. We gathered the students on the assembly grounds and spoke to them about... read more →
Today we visited Surulere Senior Secondary School for our #ItStartsWithMe campaign. We spoke with the students about the importance of personal hygiene, why handwashing with soap is important, the critical... read more →
There’s an Ebola outbreak in Kinshasa, DRC which is 2,997km or a short 2hr 50mins flight to Lagos, Nigeria. So far 4 people have died. When Nigeria experienced Ebola in... read more →
Did you know there’s an outbreak of meningitis C in Nigeria? Read on to learn about this infectious disease and find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones. HOW MENINGITIS SPREADS The... read more →
Today we attended ADCEM Pharmaceutical’s 25th anniversary celebration titled “Social Enterprise in Healthcare.” ADCEM has been a supporter of DRASA from the beginning and we were honored to be part of... read more →
This tough bacteria known as MRSA is often called a super bug because it’s so hard to treat Name MRSA aka methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (pronounced mur-sah) Transmission Staph are common bacteria that... read more →
Also known as The Black Death, the plague is 1 of the oldest identifiable diseases known to humans Name Plague aka The Black Death Transmission An infectious disease caused by... read more →