In three primary healthcare centres in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, infection prevention is becoming a daily discipline. At the centre of this are three nurses, our Health Champions: Nurses Fatimoh, Munirat, and Barakat, all serving as Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Focal Persons in their respective facilities. Their commitment to reducing preventable infections among patients and their […]
Communities are increasingly taking the center stage in disease prevention, because outbreaks often happen first in homes and neighbourhoods. Accordingly, our Strengthening Community Participation for Disease Prevention and Early Detection (SCOPED) intervention, in collaboration with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) and state governments, builds on earlier findings from a pilot community […]
In healthcare facilities across Enugu and Oyo States, and the Federal Capital Territory, healthcare workers continue to acquire knowledge about infection prevention to stop the spread of diseases. For many frontline health workers, infection prevention was once seen as guidance on paper, often constrained by weak systems, limited funding and competing priorities. DRASA, in partnership […]
In the busy corridors of seven primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in Lagos, a revolution in infection prevention was taking place. Across these facilities in Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, and Badagry, health workers were rolling up their sleeves, not just to treat patients, but to transform the way care is delivered. DRASA Health Trust, in collaboration with the […]
During a buzzling morning, Deborah Ekpo settled at a workstation near her house and logged into her laptop, ready for the next Youth for Pandemic Alliance (Youth PALLI) Fellowship training session with her colleagues across Nigeria. Young public health professionals like her also joined virtually, not just to learn, but to build alliances that lead […]