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Month: December 2016

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#IDFridays Week 45: Chickenpox

2016-12-30#IDFridaysdrasa_admin

Why is it called chickenpox? Some say the rash it causes makes people look like they’ve been pecked by chickens Name Chickenpox aka varicella Transmission A highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus, which is in the family of herpes viruses It spreads from person to person via infected droplets from sneezing or…

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#IDFridays Week 44: Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever

2016-12-23#IDFridaysdrasa_admin

This disease appeared in the UK and Spain for the first time this year Name Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) The disease was discovered in Crimea in 1944 and in 1969 it was recognized as the same pathogen responsible for an illness identified in 1956 in Congo Thus the joint name was formed Transmission CCHF is…

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#IDFridays Week 43: Leishmaniasis

2016-12-16#IDFridaysdrasa_admin

This is the largest parasitic killer after malaria Name Leishmaniasis (also known as kala azar, black fever, and the “Aleppo evil”) Transmission A parasitic disease that is categorized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) The disease spreads when humans are infected with Leishmania parasites These parasites enter the body when people are bitten by an…

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#ItStartsWithMe School Outreach

2016-12-09#ItStartsWithMe, News, Youth Engagementdrasa_admin

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 hygiene to help prevent the spread of disease. Unilever Nigeria and Kleanmate donated…

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#IDFridays Week 42: MERS-CoV

2016-12-09#IDFridaysdrasa_admin

This infectious virus was first identified in 2012 in Saudi Arabia Name MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) Transmission A viral respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus Coronaviruses are a group of viruses that can cause a variety of diseases ranging from a cold to SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) The coronavirus was first…

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Iganmu Senior High School: #ItStartsWithMe School Visit

2016-12-08#ItStartsWithMe, News, Youth Engagementdrasa_admin

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. There were more than 900 students at the school (and it wasn’t at full capacity) so we spoke to the students from the 1st floor of the school. Here’s a…

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Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Prize for Best Grade in Biology 2016

2016-12-07Awards and Recognition, Newsdrasa_admin

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. Congratulations Ikechukwu! Every year since 2012, the LearnAfrica Education Development Foundation has hosted the excellence awards to honor top performing students in the country. In…

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#IDFridays Week 41: HIV/AIDS

2016-12-02#IDFridaysdrasa_admin

As of December 2015, 36.7 million people all over the world were living with HIV Name HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) Transmission HIV is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system and weakens the body’s defense against infections and some types of cancer It spreads from person to person through bodily fluids…

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DRASA Health Trust is a public health organization working with government, local and international partners, community leaders, students, and health workers to promote adequate sanitation and hygiene, reduce and prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and strengthen Nigeria’s health security and emergency preparedness.

DRASA was established in memory of the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh who identified and contained Nigeria's first Ebola patient, preventing a major outbreak, but lost her life in the process.

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  • Five Nigerian Women in Health Security: Why We Love Them 08/03/2023
  • Have you Heard About the Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria? 22/02/2023
  • Receiving the Inaugural Africa CDC – DRASA Continental Award for Emergency Health Workers in Africa 15/12/2022
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