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Celebrating 4 Years of DRASA’s Impact
4 years ago today we started DRASA and we’re proud to share some of our accomplishments and DRASA’s impact to date below. Thanks to our supporters, partners, volunteers, and donors, we have trained, developed, and reached: The legacy of Dr. Adadevoh lives on. Cheers to the next 4 years!
Meet One of Our DRASA Youth Ambassadors: Daniel Nnam
Meet Daniel, one of our Youth Ambassadors. Before he graduated, he was a member of the DRASA Health and Hygiene Club in his school from 2017 – 2019. Read his interview below to learn about his life story and time with DRASA. So, what does Daniel enjoy?If you’re asking what I love doing, I can say I […]
Showcasing the Talent of Our Youth Ambassadors: DRASA’s Got Talent 2019
You may recall we held a talent competition last year. Well, we’ve done it again! DRASA partnered with World Health Organisation (WHO) Nigeria to host a talent competition for students from 2 secondary schools in Lagos. Why 2 schools? The 2 schools were selected because DRASA/WHO’s Health and Hygiene Club is an active co-curricular club/society in those […]
Standardizing Support for Our Frontline Health Workers
Did you know Nigeria has several Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Treatment Centers across the country where health workers manage patients with Lassa fever, yellow fever, monkey pox, and other dangerous infectious diseases? For these VHF Treatment Centers to thrive and provide quality care, health workers must be able to carry out their duties effectively and […]
Supporting an Infectious Disease Unit and Their Colleagues
For the health system to thrive, health workers must be fit to be able to carry out their duties effectively and safely. To help achieve this goal, we train health workers in the area of infection prevention and control (IPC). We spent 3 days building the IPC capacity of doctors, nurses and hygienists from Lagos […]
Heard About the New Coronavirus from China?
UPDATE: Since the time of this post, the number of cases, deaths, and countries affected has increased. For the latest numbers, please visit this website which provides a tracker with up to date information about where the virus has spread to and how many people have been affected. A new coronavirus called COVID-19 was discovered in China in […]