Did you know Nigeria is one of the 22 countries with the highest rates of tuberculosis in the world? Photo Credits: PBS, BBC Name Tuberculosis Transmission Tuberculosis (TB) is a... read more →
Just like whooping cough, the measles virus is also making a comeback as outbreaks continue to occur all over the world from Australia to California to Nigeria Photo Credits: IFRC, CDC Name Measles Transmission Caused by... read more →
Have you ever heard that an insect bite can make you very tired? Well, it’s not a myth… Photo Credits: Doctors Without Borders, Oregon State University Name Trypanosomiasis (African sleeping... read more →
The deadly cough that is making a comeback decades later Photo Credits: Sebastian Kaulitzki via Shutterstock, Examiner.com Name Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Transmission Only in humans Caused by the bacteria called Bordetella pertussis Highly... read more →
It may have a funny name, but the monkeypox virus is not a laughing matter. Name Monkeypox Virus Transmission The virus spreads between wild animals (primates, squirrels, rodents) and humans... read more →
What is #IDFridays? Infectious Disease Fridays (#IDFridays for short) was our year-long blog series. We highlighted one infectious disease each Friday for one full year. Check out all 52 weeks... read more →
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... read more →
Today we visited The Mustard Seed Centre for our #ItStartsWithMe campaign. The students at the Centre ranged in age from 15 months to 8 years old. We spoke to them about why... read more →
On Tuesday October 20th 2015, we brought together more than 500 people including health professionals, government representatives, businessmen and women, the media, and more to celebrate one year of Nigeria’s... read more →
30 September 2015 UNFPA Headquarters, New York City As part of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, DRASA attended two events. United Nations General Assembly: First Event... read more →