Did you know there is an infectious disease hospital in Lagos state? It’s called Mainland Hospital and it’s located in Yaba, Lagos. With the world now facing a possible pandemic with the new coronavirus COVID-19 that’s rapidly spreading around the globe, there was an urgent need to conduct an emergency training for frontline health workers […]
UPDATE: Since the time of this post, the number of cases, deaths, and countries affected has increased. For the latest numbers, please visit this website which provides a tracker with up to date information about where the virus has spread to and how many people have been affected. A new coronavirus called COVID-19 was discovered in China in […]
For the health system to thrive, health workers must be fit to be able to carry out their duties effectively and safely. To help achieve this goal, we train health workers in the area of infection prevention and control (IPC). We spent 3 days building the IPC capacity of doctors, nurses and hygienists from Lagos […]
Did you know Nigeria has several Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Treatment Centers across the country where health workers manage patients with Lassa fever, yellow fever, monkey pox, and other dangerous infectious diseases? For these VHF Treatment Centers to thrive and provide quality care, health workers must be able to carry out their duties effectively and […]
You may recall we held a talent competition last year. Well, we’ve done it again! DRASA partnered with World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria to host a talent competition for students from 2 secondary schools in Lagos. Why 2 schools? The 2 schools were selected because DRASA/WHO’s Health and Hygiene Club is an active co-curricular club/society in those […]
Meet Daniel, one of our Youth Ambassadors. Before he graduated, he was a member of the DRASA Health and Hygiene Club in his school from 2017 – 2019. Read his interview below to learn about his life story and time with DRASA. So, what does Daniel enjoy?If you’re asking what I love doing, I can say I […]