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Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control: Strengthening Nigeria’s Local Capacity to Lead the Lassa Fever Response

The Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control (ILFRC) - first of its kind in Nigeria and the West African sub region - was founded in January 2007 for the purpose of 'halting and reversing' the high morbidity and mortality statistics linked to Lassa fever. Photo credit: Nigeria Health Watch

By Beti Baiye and Ibukun Oguntola The driveway in the grounds of the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH) is large and welcoming and as you enter the hospital premises, the hospital’s motto: ‘Patient is Supreme’ catches the eye. The hospital was founded in 1993 to manage viral haemorrhagic fever including Lassa fever and over the […]

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Fighting Lassa: Five lessons from three special hospitals managing most cases of Lassa fever in Nigeria

Staff of FMC Owo checks temperature and provides hand sanitizers to everyone coming into the Hospital. Photo credit: Nigeria Health Watch

At the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Mrs. Martha Okonofua moves around the ward with a smile. The Lassa Fever isolation ward at the hospital is unusually full. Mrs. Martha and her team are working extra hours as they are responsible for managing the highest number of Lassa fever patients in any hospital in Nigeria. Laughter […]