This is now our third year and we have seen many changes and transformation.

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What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Jiggers and worm infection is more spread; alarming and more serious that needs immediate attention to contain its spread. Most of the victims have feet, hands and scalp as the most affected part of the body. From our own analysis and research in one village, 50% of the victims had their feet affected, 30% of the victims had both their hands and feet affected and finally about 20% had both scalp, hands, feet and other parts of the body affected.

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Causes of jigger infestation

• Poor people living in unhygienic, unsanitary dwellings.

• Get Jigger infestations resulting from low levels of hygiene and sanitation in their dwellings.

• Economic activity reduced by poor health due to jigger infestation, making people poorer and/or unable to rise out of the poverty.

 

​​Effects of Jigger infestation

• School dropout and poor performance

• Inability to walk easily due to pain in the affected areas of the legs

• Inability to carry out normal day to day activities like working or playing

• Low self-esteem resulting from the stigmatization

• Disability as people with severe infestation are unable to walk or use their hands

 

Our Solution

• Provide Treatment and Medication with the help of Local nurses and Volunteers

• Education and Training on Hygiene and Sanitation

• Provide shoes and clothes to the affected.

• Treatment is done through administration of drugs focusing on cleaning the feet, jigger removal, wound care, deworming and disinfecting houses with poor sanitation.​

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