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#HackTheGerms Innovation Competition
Are you an innovator? Are you up for a challenge? Do you want to have a positive impact on society? Enter the #HackTheGerms innovation competition! ADCEM Pharmaceuticals, DRASA, the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University, eLab, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Nigeria are looking for innovative designs for community hand sanitizer dispensers. THE CHALLENGE There is a lack […]
AlertClinic: Launching a Tool to Improve Early Outbreak Response
Do you remember EbolaAlert? Today, its founder Dr. Lawal Bakare and his team launched an app called AlertClinic in Yaba, Lagos. www.alertclinic.com The AlertClinic app was created to answer the question: how can we make sure we detect infectious diseases early so that we can respond and contain outbreaks thereby protecting our communities? The best way to tackle […]
Improving Program Delivery with ScopePedia
Thanks to the Nigerian chapter of Project Management Institute (PMI), we spent today at their ScopePedia workshop learning how to increase our project, program and portfolio management capabilities for improved delivery. DRASA was lucky enough to be selected to participate in a one-day capacity building training for non-profit organizations. PMI Consultant and DRASA’s Program Coordinator […]
There’s a Meningitis Outbreak In Nigeria
Did you know there’s an outbreak of meningitis C in Nigeria? Read on to learn about this infectious disease and find out how to protect yourself and your loved ones. HOW MENINGITIS SPREADS The bacteria that cause the disease spread from person-to-person through droplets from the nose and throat. For example, when an infected person coughs or sneezes, these […]
Celebrating 25 Years of ADCEM
Today we attended ADCEM Pharmaceutical’s 25th anniversary celebration titled “Social Enterprise in Healthcare.” ADCEM has been a supporter of DRASA from the beginning and we were honored to be part of such a milestone event. So what is a social enterprise? A social enterprise is a business with a double bottom line: to deliver targeted social […]
PSESP Launch: Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Malaria Elimination In Nigeria
Today we attended the launch of the Private Sector Engagement Strategy for Malaria Elimination (PSESP) in Lagos, Nigeria. Hosted by the Honorable Federal Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac F. Adewole; the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP); and Alhaji Aliko Dangote Chair, Dangote Foundation and Malaria Ambassador, the event unveiled a new malaria eradication strategy for Nigeria. Why focus […]
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