On the 27th of February, we co-hosted a Social Media Week Lagos panel titled What’s Your Story? The Power of Storytelling to Drive Social Change. Panelists for the discussion included DRASA’s Managing Director Niniola Soleye; Toyin Adesola, Founder and Executive Director of Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI); Joel Benson,... read more →
Feb
28
Feb
27
The actions of an innocent 2-year-old boy in a Guinean village led to the deaths of more than 11,300 people. And the actions of one brave female doctor in Lagos, Nigeria stopped an Ebola outbreak in its tracks and saved countless lives. Click below to listen to our Managing Director Niniola Soleye... read more →
Dec
23
Today we participated in the Heart2Feed food and medical drive for more than 800 children in the Ajegunle slum. In the spirit of Christmas we collaborated with Otres Restaurant, Dreams from the Slum, and Citadel Opticals to bring some cheer to the community. Children all dressed up in their Christmas clothing Our... read more →
Dec
13
Today we attended a Scientific Conference hosted by Lagos University Teaching Hospital’s (LUTH) Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). The theme of the conference was The Impact of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers (VHFs) on Society; Perspective from a Patient’s Relative. We were happy to share information about our recently completed training on VHFs for... read more →
Dec
09
Yesterday we participated in GEN Nigeria’s Closing Ceremony for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). It was a fun event celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship alongside some great food, music, and dancing! But the highlight for us was announcing the winners of our #HackTheGerms Innovation Competition. Last month, we hosted the #HackTheGerms Pitching Session for our 5... read more →
Nov
30
Today we attended a roundtable for the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Curriculum Development Project. University of Lagos College of Medicine, Exxon Mobile, US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), CDC Foundation, and Project HOPE have come together to develop a standardized curriculum for infection prevention in Nigeria. Stakeholders at the... read more →
Nov
27
The #HackTheGerms Innovation Competition is over and we’ve selected 3 finalists. Read on to learn about them. We received LOTS of great submissions for the #HackTheGerms Innovation Competition! Not just from Nigeria but people submitted ideas from Pakistan, South Africa, Guinea, Kenya, and Tanzania. Some people submitted alone and others submitted... read more →
Nov
25
From November 23rd – 24th we attended and participated in the National Conference on Infection Control (NCIC) in Abuja. The conference was hosted by the Nigeria Infection Control Association (NICA). The conference theme was Integrating Infection Prevention and Control into Healthcare Delivery: A National Priority. Why all the focus on preventing... read more →
Nov
20
Lagos, Nigeria — Today, the Lagos State Government and the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust conducted training for health workers in General Hospitals in the State towards increasing their capacity to identify and promptly manage patients during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. In a statement issued on Friday... read more →
Nov
16
To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) – the world’s largest celebration for entrepreneurship that occurs every year in November – we participated in a social sector dialogue event hosted by the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC). The goal of GEW is to celebrate creativity and innovation and this Social Sector Dialogue... read more →