ll across the world, there’s an increasing frequency of patients visiting the hospital for care but getting infected in the process. What is the role of healthworkers practicing infection prevention and control (IPC) in the reduction of such infections?The Nigerian Society for Infection Control (NSIC) hosted their 5th Annual Conference... read more →
Aug
17
Aug
10
All across the African continent, there’s an increasing frequency of infectious disease outbreaks like Ebola, Lassa fever, yellow fever, monkeypox, cholera, bird flu, and meningitis. How does climate change play a role? We spent two days this week answering that question. From August 7th – 9th, the Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment (GET)... read more →
Jul
22
DRASA Youth Ambassador Fathia Motunrayo Alade is 17 years old. She has been part of the DRASA Health and Hygiene Club in her school since 2017 and we wanted to share her story. Check out her interview below. Who is Fathia?I am a young girl who enjoys reading and watching movies. My... read more →
Jun
30
On Saturday 29th June, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) awarded Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh a posthumous Award of Excellence. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, chair of ECOWAS, presented Bankole Cardoso (the only child of Dr. Adadevoh) and our Managing Director Niniola Soleye with the Award. Bankole Cardoso and... read more →
Jun
07
What happens when the germs around us become stronger than the drugs and therapies we have to treat them? Does this sound far fetched? It’s not. Antibiotics fight bacteria but did you know that scientists have not developed a new type of antibiotic since 1987? Over the years, the bacteria... read more →
Apr
24
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC – one of the most-visited natural history museums in the world – has a new exhibition on one of our favorite topics: outbreaks! And this month, we got a chance to check it out. The exhibition, called Outbreak: Epidemics in a... read more →
Apr
04
We spent today on Capitol Hill in Washington DC educating US lawmakers and their staff on the tremendous impact frontline health workers have in their communities. DRASA joined the Frontline Health Workers Coalition (FHWC) and other advocates to meet with 9 US Congressional offices, share recommendations for US Congress, and advocate for frontline health... read more →
Mar
08
What is International Women’s Day? It’s a global day held on 8th March every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s International Women’s Day theme was “Balance for Better” which is a call to action to accelerate gender balance. We joined our friends... read more →
Feb
28
Meet Funmilayo Thomas. One of DRASA’s Youth Trainers. As the eldest child, I had a very strict upbringing. I wasn’t allowed to make mistakes because according to my parents, I’d be leaving a bad example for my siblings to follow. I wasn’t allowed to have friends because they would negatively... read more →
Feb
14
Meet Temitope Alao-Sanni. One of DRASA’s Youth Trainers. My older sister is part of the reason I’m where I am today. As a young adult, I knew I didn’t want to study medicine, nursing, biochemistry, veterinary medicine, blah blah blah. All those complicated university courses just didn’t appeal to me.... read more →