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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, current status, and how our […]
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 with dangerous diseases, which can […]
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 the fight against antimicrobial resistant […]
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 what is the Lagos State […]
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 very young. Most of the […]
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 established and are managing in […]
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