The las time we paid Emmanuel a home visit we learned he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep for over a month due to irritation and excruciating pain triggered by blood slurping jiggers which had all his toes annexed. However, after timely treatment he is now doing well and sleeping peacefully again like before.
During one of our routine visits, a formerly miserable Emmanuel was beaming with joy and proud of his restored to health feet. Also, he was grateful for the opportunity and swift response our team had to his plight. Alongside Emmanuel three other jigger victims were also treated including an elderly man in a painless treatment therapy.
In addition to the treatment, their family house was disinfected of jigger causing fleas in a thorough fumigation process of its walls, floors and lawn. Praxidise, Emmanuel’s mother testified that the home is now flea free and that our efforts paid off.
Jiggers’ containment is still a work in progress in Western Kenya but we believe someday, victory shall be realized over these vicious parasites.
