On Tuesday, 11th October 2022, Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh received the Posthumous National Honor of Officer of the Order of Niger (OON). This was conferred by His Excellency, President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Adadevoh has now joined other prominent awardees found worthy of the various prestigious national honors conferred…
Making People Part of the Process: Strengthening Cross-Border Collaborations for Health Security Through Community Involvement
“Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. …When the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say ‘We have done this ourselves.” –Lao Tzu Imagine if it was possible for all travelers moving from one country to another…
Art Meets Health as DRASA Ambassadors Create Supergerm Comic Illustrations
Arts Meets Health, As DRASA Ambassadors Create Supergerms in Comic Illustrations “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle As part of our learning methods for the Health and Hygiene Clubs we established in 30 secondary schools in Osun and Lagos States, 900 DRASA…
Reflections from 2021: Our Journey and Impact So Far
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. –Edward Everett Hale For us at DRASA, the first half of the year provides us an opportunity to review how close we are to our goals, while paying attention to how far we have come. While we keep working to bring new…
Gone, But Not Forgotten: Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Receives First National Posthumous Award
The song is ended but the melody lingers on. – Irving Berlin Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) was conferred the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Posthumous Award by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), at the 19th National Productivity Day Celebration which held on Thursday, the 12th day of May 2022 at the Banquet…
Lagos to Osun: Our School Health Program Grows
Having kick started the second phase of our Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) School Health Project where we scaled our activities to 30 schools in Osun and Lagos states, the Lagos team traveled to spend a week with our colleagues and our students who are members of our Health and Hygiene Clubs (called DRASA Ambassadors) in Osun…
US CDC and ICAN Visit Nigeria: Fostering the Partnership Spirit for Infection Prevention and Control
When it comes to infection prevention and control (IPC), there is no “them”. There is only “us”. We all are only as strong as our weakest link. As such, to strengthen infection prevention and control (IPC) activities in Nigeria, we had an activity-filled week from 21st – 25th February 2022, with a team from the…
900 Students, 30 Schools, 15 New Youth Trainers: Scaling our School Health and Hygiene Program
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears” –Rumi For us at DRASA, we believe that solving the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) involves engaging a core part of Nigeria’s population: our young people. Their role in actualizing improvements in public health is proven and non-negotiable if we want to successfully curb…
Let’s Do More: Onboarding 13 Team Members to Boost Our Health Security Work in Nigeria
“Even the great get greater by doing more of it” –Colleen Wainwright It takes at least 36 hours for an infectious disease to spread through our borders. Nigeria is vulnerable to these health threats because of our tropical climate, high population density, and constant movement across borders. Preparing for the next outbreak or public health…
A Spelling Bee Competition to Spread Awareness, Stop the Resistance: Antimicrobial Awareness Week
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is an annual event that takes place globally from the 18th – 24th of November to increase awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is considered the “silent pandemic” spreading rapidly around the world. What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? AMR is what happens when we misuse or overuse antimicrobials (drugs such as…
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