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October 2020

SRHIN Country Coordinator (Nigeria), Miracle Adesina, wins the iKapture 25 under 25 Award

Our Country Coordinator (Nigeria), Miracle Adesina, wins the iKapture 25 under 25 Award for outstanding under-25 young leaders that was keenly contested by many young leaders from around the world. Miracle Adesina has proven himself to be an outstanding leader and dedicated champion for mental health. He has promoted mental health to the poorest of …

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Our Executive Director, Dr. Isaac Olufadewa, wins the Prestigious Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Grant Award

In September 2020, Dr Isaac Olufadewa was announced as one of the winners of the prestigious Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) Grant Award sponsored by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in the United Kingdom. He was one of the few winners out of almost a thousand applicants for this highly …

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The COVID-19 Triad: Hygiene, PPE, and Social distancing

Health is wealth they say, this statement holds true as the world battles the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, an unknown virus that spreads so fast through respiratory droplets, especially in crowded places. Tiny organisms move from person to person causing infectious diseases, they enter the body through openings in our body and via human contact. The …

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Childhood Immunization during COVID-19

Immunization, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), is the process whereby a person is made immune to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body’s own immune system to protect a person against subsequent infectious disease. Immunization is a proven tool for controlling and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases. …

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