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The Future of Health Conference 2016: Health Meets Tech
Last week we attended the Future of Health Conference 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. The theme this year was Health Meets Tech so attendees included everyone from health practitioners and government to tech entrepreneurs and NGOs. The rich discussions during the conference centered on the use of technology to solve challenges in the health sector and various speakers […]
What is Preparedness?
You may have noticed that we talk a lot about infectious diseases and outbreak preparedness. So what does the word “preparedness” actually mean? The Oxford dictionary definition: pre·par·ed·ness /prəˈper(ə)dnəs/ noun a state of readiness, especially for war Infectious disease outbreaks are not the same as war, but you get the idea. Preparedness is like insurance. […]
DRASA Partner’s Lassa Fever Research Breakthroughs
We recently attended an event convened by our partners at the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. At the event, they shared their latest Lassa fever research breakthroughs. ACEGID does cutting-edge research into infectious diseases and has been involved in Lassa fever for years. They performed […]
Preparing Lagos State General Hospitals to Manage Outbreaks of Deadly Viral Infections
Lagos, Nigeria — Today, the Lagos State Government and the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust conducted training for health workers in General Hospitals in the State towards increasing their capacity to identify and promptly manage patients during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases. In a statement issued on Friday November 17, 2017 by the […]
Innovation Competition Seeks Solutions to Improve Health and Hygiene in Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria — Today, a coalition comprised of ADCEM Pharmaceuticals, the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust, the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of Pan-Atlantic University, eLab, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Nigeria announced the #HackTheGerms innovation competition to address the issue of poor health and hygiene in Nigeria’s rural and urban communities. “We believe strongly in promoting […]
Iponri Estate Senior High School: #ItStartsWithMe School Visit
Our #ItStartsWithMe campaign continued today with a visit to Iponri Estate Senior High School in Surulere, Lagos. We gathered the students on the assembly grounds and spoke to them about the importance of good hygiene and handwashing to stay clean and healthy. The students were very eager to volunteer and in fact, after learning from […]
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