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900 Students, 30 Schools, 15 New Youth Trainers: Scaling our School Health and Hygiene Program
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears” –Rumi For us at DRASA, we believe that solving the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) involves engaging a core part of Nigeria’s population: our young people. Their role in actualizing improvements in public health is proven if we want to successfully curb the increasing […]
US CDC and ICAN Visit Nigeria: Fostering the Partnership Spirit for Infection Prevention and Control
When it comes to infection prevention and control (IPC), there is no “them”. There is only “us”. We all are only as strong as our weakest link. As such, to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) activities in Nigeria, we had an activity-filled week from 21st – 25th February 2022, with a team from the […]
Lagos to Osun: Our School Health Program Grows
aving kick started the second phase of our Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) School Health Project where we scaled our activities to 30 schools in Osun and Lagos states, the Lagos team traveled to spend a week with our colleagues and students who are members of our Health and Hygiene Clubs (called DRASA Ambassadors) in Osun state. […]
“Keeping Patients Safe: It Starts With Your Hands”: Lessons From Our Twitter Space Conversations on World Hand Hygiene Day
“Hands are just a simple thing but our hands can change almost everything. Keep care safe and take a stand; clean care for everyone.” –It’s In Your Hands, a World Hand Hygiene Day theme song. As part of our activities to commemorate the 2022 World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), we collaborated with partners at the Nigeria […]
Gone, But Not Forgotten: Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Receives First National Posthumous Award
The song is ended but the melody lingers on. – Irving Berlin Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) was conferred the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Posthumous Award by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), at the 19th National Productivity Day Celebration which held on Thursday, the 12th day of May 2022 at the Banquet Hall […]
Reflections from 2021: Our Journey and Impact So Far
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. –Edward Everett Hale For us at DRASA, the first half of the year provides us an opportunity to review how close we are to our goals, while paying attention to how far we have come. While we keep working to bring new ideas […]