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Humans of DRASA: Funmilayo Thomas
Meet Funmilayo Thomas. One of DRASA’s Youth Trainers. As the eldest child, I had a very strict upbringing. I wasn’t allowed to make mistakes because according to my parents, I’d be leaving a bad example for my siblings to follow. I wasn’t allowed to have friends because they would negatively influence me. Boy…I wasn’t even […]
Balancing for Better: Celebrating Women
What is International Women’s Day? It’s a global day held on 8th March every year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s International Women’s Day theme was “Balance for Better” which is a call to action to accelerate gender balance. We joined our friends at Union Bank to celebrate […]
Honoring Health Workers on the Front Lines
We spent today on Capitol Hill in Washington DC educating US lawmakers and their staff on the tremendous impact frontline health workers have in their communities. DRASA joined the Frontline Health Workers Coalition (FHWC) and other advocates to meet with 9 US Congressional offices, share recommendations for US Congress, and advocate for frontline health workers. Who are frontline health […]
DRASA Goes to a Smithsonian Museum
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC – one of the most-visited natural history museums in the world – has a new exhibition on one of our favorite topics: outbreaks! And this month, we got a chance to check it out. The exhibition, called Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World, shows how viruses spread […]
Indaba on Nigeria’s Infectious Diseases and Resistant Organisms
What happens when the germs around us become stronger than the drugs and therapies we have to treat them? Does this sound far fetched? It’s not. Antibiotics fight bacteria but did you know that scientists have not developed a new type of antibiotic since 1987? Over the years, the bacteria all around us have evolved […]
ECOWAS Honors Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh
On Saturday 29th June, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) awarded Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh a posthumous Award of Excellence. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, chair of ECOWAS, presented Bankole Cardoso (the only child of Dr. Adadevoh) and our Managing Director Niniola Soleye with the Award. The other two Awardees were Kofi Annan, former […]
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