Operation get Healthy

Show Mercy International - Mike Salley's medical team

visited Bakka today and went above and beyond what was requested.

All children at the school were  de-wormed and provided vitamins.  They treated open wounds and did a high level assessment of all the children. Many have jiggers - bugs hatched and living in the children's feet. One student in particular will need a physical check up and some laboratory studies done as she appears to have a systemic infection displaying a generalized skin rash with many open and infected wounds.
We will be coordinating the treatment of jiggers and the open wounds. Digging the bugs and lava out of the feet.  A very painful process.

Show Mercy is  also going to be doing a Health Assembly at the school to teach the children how to prevent getting jiggers.
The best prevention is shoes. While the standard school shoe required at all schools is $25.00.  Mike told me about another shoe Naginas that only cost around $3.00 per pair. Next get healthy project shoes for every child at the school. NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH BUG LAVA HATCHING IN THERE FEET. Donations needed and welcomed.