Nigeria: Strengthening Nigeria's Local Capacity to Lead the Lassa Fever Response

[Nigeria Health Watch] 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 years, it has since grown in capacity and expertise. This has been mainly achieved through the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control (ILFRC) -- first of its kind in Nigeria and the West African sub re
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news