Our #ItStartsWithMe Campaign continues! So far we’ve distributed 72,000 bars of soap, 900 pieces of handwash, 6,000 tubes of lotion, and 12,000 pieces of roll on deodorant and reached more than 9,000 students in Lagos to promote clean hands and encourage good... read more →
Today we did our final #ItStartsWithMe school visit before school ends for the year. We visited Iganmu Senior High School in Mile 2 (Amuwo-Odofin), Lagos. Welcome to Iganmu Senior High School There... read more →
Today at the LearnAfrica/NECO Excellence Awards, we presented the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Prize for Best Grade in Biology to the top biology student in the country: Ikechukwu Augustine Enemoh.... read more →
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... read more →
Today, October 15th is Global Handwashing Day! To celebrate, we partnered with Ikeja Electric and Kleanmate to visit 6 schools and had more than 1,100 students all over Lagos state... read more →
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... read more →
We’ve already defined “preparedness” for infectious disease outbreaks so now that we know what it is, the question is should countries prepare? And if so, how? Let’s start with some reasons why... read more →
On Thursday we attended a lecture and award presentation for Dr. Ernest Madu, a Nigerian clinician and leader in global health. Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania’s newly launched Center... read more →
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... read more →
Today we attended an event convened by Unilever Nigeria, a supporter of our #ItStartsWithMe campaign. Unilever Nigeria partnered with Lagos Business School to host the interactive session with Unilever Plc’s Global... read more →