This tropical disease affects the skin and bones and the spiral bacteria that cause it are closely related to the bacteria that cause the sexually transmitted disease syphilis NameYaws Transmission Geography Incubation Period9 – 90 days (the average is 21 days) Signs and Symptoms There are four stages: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. Primary Secondary Latent […]
Another day, another #ItStartsWithMe school visit, and more happy students ready to stay clean and healthy with the products Unilever Nigeria kindly donated to DRASA for this school campaign. Check them out: Today at New Era Senior High School we spoke to the students about the importance of washing their hands and keeping good hygiene habits. […]
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 NameGuinea Worm Disease (also known as dracunculiasis) Transmission GeographyAfrica, parts of the Middle East and South Asia, but has been almost eradicated Incubation Period10 – 14 months after larvae are ingested Signs and Symptoms DiagnosisClinical examination to see the Guinea worm coming out […]
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 […]