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The girls at Surulere Girls’ Secondary School were active participants in today’s #ItStartsWithMe school visit. Check out two students posing with our “Clean Hands Save Lives” banner: The students were very eager to volunteer and after learning a bit from us, they took the microphone and led us through the rest of the visit. They were happy to […]
These parasitic worms are known as “fiery serpents” for the sensation they cause Name Guinea Worm Disease (also known as dracunculiasis) Transmission The disease is caused by a parasite – a worm known as the Guinea worm which is transmitted to humans through contaminated drinking water When someone drinks from a source contaminated with the Guinea worm […]
The students at Obele Community Senior High School have a lot of energy! We visited them today for our #ItStartsWithMe campaign and we must say, they have some of the best singers we’ve seen yet. The students were very involved with our mini presentation and eager to volunteer. They were happy to learn about handwashing and […]
Despite today’s rainy weather, we made it to Stadium Senior High School in Surulere, Lagos for another #ItStartsWithMe campaign school visit. Instead of meeting with the entire school in an assembly, we held a small session with class prefects and senior students to review our health and hygiene content. As we usually do, we taught them about […]
Today we attended the first inaugural Young Reader’s Literary Morning which brought together 200 primary school students from all over Lagos. The event was hosted by Mango Books/Quramo Publishing Limited and the focus was to promote reading and writing among children. At DRASA we know how closely tied education and health are, and we’re always […]
This bacteria produces a poison that can spread around the body Name Diphtheria Transmission An infection caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria People become infected through direct physical contact with an infected person: Inhaling respiratory droplets from the infected person coughing or sneezing Touching open sores/skin lesions of an infected person (rare) Geography Worldwide but more common […]
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