As part of efforts to support the Lagos state government and check the spread of the Coronavirus, the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust has trained 43 staffs from Lagos isolation facility on effective ways to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The DRASA Health Trust did this training in partnership with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Africa CDC.
Coronavirus: We’re supporting Lagos State as a member of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre & in partnership w/ Nigeria Centre for Disease Control & Africa CDC, we trained 43 staff from Lagos isolation facility on #COVID19 and how to prevent the spread of the virus pic.twitter.com/JwU0Uvlc05
— DRASA (Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh) Health Trust (@drasatrust) March 28, 2020
Announcing the completion of the training on its official twitter handle @drasatrust, the group noted that it was part of its voluntary service to the state, as a member of the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre.
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Part of the tweet reads, “We also trained staff from the 26 general hospitals across Lagos state on #COVID19 epidemiology, detection, and infection prevention and control #COVID19Nigeria”
We also trained staff from the 26 general hospitals across Lagos state on #COVID19 epidemiology, detection, and infection prevention and control #COVID19Nigeria pic.twitter.com/CaIrWXnmTA
— DRASA (Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh) Health Trust (@drasatrust) March 28, 2020
Over a hundred teachers and principals from the largest districts under the Lagos state ministry of health were also educated on the coronavirus infections, myths and false information to debunk, symptoms to look out for, and the notification system for suspect cases.
How does this help?
The training is expected to result in greater awareness, as the beneficiaries retrain their staffs and colleagues and spread verified information on how to stay safe.
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Beneficiaries of the programme included both skilled and unskilled labour, medical and non-medical staffs, as the group noted that “everyone is important in breaking the chain of infection!”
Yes PPE was part of our training and we included the cleaners, attendants, and some admin staff as well. Everyone is important in breaking the chain of infection!
— DRASA (Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh) Health Trust (@drasatrust) March 28, 2020
They also learnt proper use and disposal of the personal protective clothing including face masks and sanitizers.
The DRASA health trust went a step further and conducted Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Assessment of health facilities in Lagos selected to serve as isolation centres if there is a surge in the confirmed cases.
What you should know
DRASA Health Trust was founded in honour of Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the Nigerian physician who curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing the index patient, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government.
DRASA health trust focuses on water sanitation and hygiene and other measures to prevent outbreaks, in honour of the patron whom it describes as the ‘Ebola Heroine’.
