Etinosa Yvonne

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No Room For Lassa

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Location: Nigeria

Nationality: Nigerian

Biography: Etinosa Yvonne (b. 1989) is a self-taught documentary photographer and visual artist born and brought up in Nigeria. She works with various art forms including photos and videos. The primary focus of her work is the exploration of themes related... MORE

Various species of carriers of...n identify the Lassa carriers.

Various species of carriers of the Lassa Virus are put on display at the Lassa Ward in the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo state. The species which are preserved with formalin are put on display so that members of the public can identify the Lassa carriers.

Just before they go to bed, tw...spital in Edo State.

Just before they go to bed, two young men look out of the window at the male ward for Lassa patients at the Irrua Specialist teaching hospital in Edo State.

In order to decongest the Lass...tate. Each tent has eight beds

In order to decongest the Lassa ward, ALIMA donated two tents and built two well equipped sanitation facilities at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo state. Each tent has eight beds

A middle-aged woman disinfects...in 0.05% of chlorinated water.

A middle-aged woman disinfects her hand with chlorinated water upon entering the Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo state. ALIMA donated portable water storage facilities which are placed in different parts of the hospital. They usually contain 0.05% of chlorinated water.

Dr. Dally stands in front of t...quo;t have access to the area.

Dr. Dally stands in front of the Staff Entrance at the Infection Control Centre (ICC) iat the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo state. The Staff entrance, is considered a low risk zone because patients don’t have access to the area.

Disinfected boots are left to ...before they can be used again.

Disinfected boots are left to dry just outside the Infection Control Center, Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo state. As a rule of thumb, reusable items are disinfected twice before they can be used again.

Some staff of the waste manage...ecruited and trained by ALIMA.

Some staff of the waste management unit strike a pose. The waste management unit at the Infection Control Center at the Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo state was created by ALIMA. Staff of the unit are recruited and trained by ALIMA.

A nurse accompanies a patient ...dical Center, Owo, Ondo state.

A nurse accompanies a patient suspected to have Lassa fever to the isolation ward at the Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo state.

Elizabeth Johnson, a sexagenar...or all patients at the center.

Elizabeth Johnson, a sexagenarian in the Lassa ward at the Infection control center, Federal Medical center, Owo, Ondo state. In her words, “I am a lot better now, thank you ALIMA”. At the Infection Control Center, ALIMA provides free care for all patients at the center.

A box full of hand gloves is p...store were purchased by ALIMA.

A box full of hand gloves is put just outside the store at the Infection Control Center, Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo state. Most of the items in the store were purchased by ALIMA.

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No Room For Lassa

Copyright Etinosa Yvonne 2024

Date of Work Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

Updated Oct 2018

Topics Documentary, Dying/Death, Editorial, Epidemics, NGO, Photography, Photojournalism

During the first quarter of 2018, Nigeria experienced the worst outbreak of Lassa fever in 49 years.

The outbreak led to the death of over a 100 people in different parts of the country, March 2018.

No Room For Lassa chronicles the efforts made by the Alliance For International Medical Action to curb the spread of Lassa fever in the country.

*All images taken while on assignment for ALIMA

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