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Category: Infection Prevention and Control

Home Archive by Category "Infection Prevention and Control"

Walking The Talk On Medication Safety: Collaborating With Federal Ministry of Health, Others, To Celebrate World Patient Safety Day

2022-09-21Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

“Drugs should be used in the right doses, for the right diagnoses, on the right patient, and at the right time. If we don’t obey these rights, potions can very quickly become poisons. It’s a very thin line.” –Dr. Asekhame Sonny Isemede Medications play a critical role in achieving the ultimate goal of healthcare: to…

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“Keeping Patients Safe: It Starts With Your Hands”: Lessons From Our Twitter Space Conversations on World Hand Hygiene Day

2022-05-09Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

“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…

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Protecting Healthcare Workers: A Need for Urgent Action

2021-01-13Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

Health workers all over the world are on the frontlines of a battlefield, risking their lives to save others. We call them our heroes but what are we doing to keep them safe? The COVID-19 pandemic keeps reminding us of the extremely important role health workers play in keeping patients and communities safe and treating…

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Supporting Port Health Workers at 15 Points of Entry

2020-12-07Health Security, Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

Nigeria has numerous points of entry into the country which makes our nation porous and vulnerable. As the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated, these points of entry can be the perfect places for infectious diseases to enter the country through passengers, animals, food, and other cargo. Because points of entry are very critical to the…

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COVID-19: What is DRASA Doing?

2020-03-22Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

We’ve been asked how we’re responding to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic so here’s an update. Currently, DRASA is directly supporting the fight against COVID-19 as a member of the Emergency Response Operations Team in Lagos State – the epicenter of Nigeria’s COVID-19 outbreak. We’re part of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team of the…

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Training Lagos State’s Infectious Disease Hospital Staff

2020-02-15Health Security, Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

Did you know there is an infectious disease hospital in Lagos state? It’s called Mainland Hospital and it’s located in Yaba, Lagos. With the world now facing a possible pandemic with the new coronavirus COVID-19 that’s rapidly spreading around the globe, there was an urgent need to conduct an emergency training for frontline health workers…

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Supporting an Infectious Disease Unit and Their Colleagues

2020-01-19Infection Prevention and Control, News, Outbreak Preparednessdrasa_admin

For the health system to thrive, health workers must be fit to be able to carry out their duties effectively and safely. To help achieve this goal, we train health workers in the area of infection prevention and control (IPC). We spent 3 days building the IPC capacity of doctors, nurses and hygienists from Lagos…

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Standardizing Support for Our Frontline Health Workers

2020-01-16Infection Prevention and Control, News, Outbreak Preparednessdrasa_admin

Did you know Nigeria has several Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Treatment Centers across the country where health workers manage patients with Lassa fever, yellow fever, monkey pox, and other dangerous infectious diseases? For these VHF Treatment Centers to thrive and provide quality care, health workers must be able to carry out their duties effectively and…

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Focus on Preventing Infections During Healthcare Delivery

2019-08-17Infection Prevention and Control, Newsdrasa_admin

All across the world, there’s an increasing frequency of patients visiting the hospital for care but getting infected in the process. What is the role of healthworkers practicing infection prevention and control (IPC) in the reduction of such infections? The Nigerian Society for Infection Control (NSIC) hosted their 5th Annual Conference in Lagos from 15th…

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Lassa Fever Turns 50 Years Old

2019-01-18Infection Prevention and Control, News, Outbreak Preparednessdrasa_admin

Did you know it’s been 50 years since Lassa fever was discovered in northeast Nigeria, in a town called Lassa in Borno State? For this reason, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) organized the Lassa Fever International Conference in Abuja from 16-17 January 2019 to better understand the history, current status, and how our…

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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.

Recent Posts

  • 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
  • Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together: Celebrating World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 26/11/2022
  • Global Handwashing Day 2022: Educating 1566 Students, 84 Teachers, and 60 Traders 17/10/2022

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