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Preparing for a Public Health Emergency at Nigeria’s Largest Seaport
Seaports are major points of entry where vessels load and unload cargo and passengers. So what happens if a ship arrives in a Nigerian seaport and the crew members are sick with an infectious disease? If not quickly identified and properly managed, these kinds of health emergencies and disasters at seaports – from infectious disease […]
5 Years of Impact: Happy Birthday to Us!
6 years ago today, Nigeria was declared Ebola-free. Exactly 1 year after that, DRASA Health Trust was born to honor the legacy of Dr. Adadevoh and the other health workers who lost their lives in the fight against Ebola. What Have We Done in 5 Years? As with all “newborns” it took us a few months […]
Encouraging Handwashing in Markets: Global Handwashing Day 2020
Every year on October 15th we celebrate a special day – Global Handwashing Day! This year, due to the End SARS protests and unrest across Nigeria, we were not able to hold an event on the exact day, so instead we had our event on the 11th of November. We partnered with Ikeja Electric and Kleanmate to […]
WHO Featured One of our DRASA Youth Ambassadors
We’ve been featured on the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region’s website! We were asked to share the story of our work with youth on antimicrobial resistance (AMR): a growing global health crisis that has been called the silent pandemic. Also, one of our DRASA Youth Ambassadors – Glorious Erhuanga – shared her experience with DRASA including […]
A New Student Competition: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020
This year, due to the pandemic, we couldn’t host our annual DRASA’s Got Talent Youth Competition in celebration of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) which held from 18 – 24 November 2020. But we still wanted to do something to engage students. So we partnered with World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria and Ducit Blue Foundation […]
Supporting Port Health Workers at 15 Points of Entry
Nigeria has numerous points of entry into the country which makes our nation porous and vulnerable. As the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated, these points of entry can be the perfect places for infectious diseases to enter the country through passengers, animals, food, and other cargo. Because points of entry are very critical to the […]