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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Oct
01
Today Union Bank and DRASA worked together to reach more than 3,200 students in 30 states across the country! Our collaboration was in celebration of World Savings Day – a global event promoting the value of saving – and the theme of our campaign was Save Your Money, Save Your Life....
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Sep
28
We’re back! 300+ Youth Ambassadors. 10 Schools. 6 Youth Trainers. School has resumed for another academic year so we’re continuing our DRASA Youth Ambassador program! Who are the DRASA Ambassadors? All students who were selected to be members of the “DRASA Health and Hygiene Club” in their secondary schools are called...
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Sep
26
Chew bitter kola. Drink bleach. Bathe in salt water. Drink salt water. Get nano silver the “magic Ebola drug.” These are just some examples of the kinds of misinformation and fake news that were flying around during Nigeria’s Ebola outbreak. And they were all harmful. Let’s look at the example...
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