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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →