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...
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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....
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Jan
18
Did you know it’s been 50 years since Lassa fever was discovered in northeast Nigeria, in a town called Lassa in Borno State? For this reason, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) organized the Lassa Fever International Conference in Abuja from 16-17 January 2019 to better understand the history,...
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Dec
20
We just spent a week at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA) in Ebonyi State. What were we doing there? Helping health workers save lives (and save themselves too!) Health workers are often on the frontlines of infectious disease outbreaks. By simply doing their jobs, they are often exposed to patients infected...
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Dec
16
The Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) hosted a workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 13-14 December 2018 to bring together civil society organisations (CSOs) from multiple sectors, including human, animal health and environment. DRASA participated in the workshop which aimed to explore the role that CSOs play in...
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Dec
14
The room was full of top professionals ranging from medical doctors, nurses, biomedical and mechanical engineers to nurses, veterinary doctors, laboratory technologists and pharmacists, as we attended the Civic Engagement and Stakeholders’ Meeting on the Lagos State Biosecurity Initiative which was organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Health. So...
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Dec
05
Meet Funmi Issa. One of DRASA’s Youth Trainers. I always say that humanity is my race and humanitarian service is my watchword. My passion for humanitarian services started from childhood. I was raised by a widow who lost her husband at an early stage, when my siblings and I were...
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Nov
14
This year, to celebrate World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), we taught our Youth Ambassadors about antibiotics – what they are, proper use, misuse and abuse, as well as the risk of antibiotic resistance. Who are our Youth Ambassadors?These are members of the DRASA Health and Hygiene Clubs which we have...
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Oct
27
Have you checked Google today?They’re celebrating Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh’s birthday with an illustration on the Google homepage! Today she would have been 62 years old. Thanks to the Google Doodle team for this honor. Visit www.google.com to check it out (for those outside Nigeria, you have to change your location settings to “Nigeria” in...
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Oct
18
Meet Abiola Ayoola. One of DRASA’s Youth Trainers. It all started with a visit to my father’s boss. I had used the toilet and couldn’t find a bucket to flush. As I stood there confused, his youngest daughter walked in on me and simply used the toilet handle to flush....
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