Deworming and Vitamin A for all children in Namunyak
The Sarara Foundation joined the National School-Based Deworming Program and have administered treatment to over 263 children during the last two months.
Earlier this year, a National School-Based Deworming Program was implemented by the Ministry of Eduction and the Ministry of Health, with a goal of providing Deworming treatment to over 4 million children in 14 counties across Kenya.
As part of the Deworming Program, our Healthcare team also administered Vitamin A to the children.
Why is is Vitamin A important for children?
Vitamin A deficiency is a common public health issue in many developing countries. The side effects on small children are devastating. An estimated 250 000–500 000 children who are vitamin A-deficient, become blind every year, and half of them die within 12 months of losing their sight.
Why is Deworming Important?
Extensive research completed in Kenya in the early 2000s, showed that deworming treatment helped improve children’s school attendance, physical development and general cognition. A child who has not been dewormed, will also suffer with stunted growth, respiratory issues, weight loss and severe abdominal pain.
Our Nomadic Healthcare Team has been able to successfully provide Deworming Treatment and Vitamin A supplementation to 263 children over the last two months.
Before our Nomadic Healthcare Program started, there was very little chance that children from Namunyak Conservancy would receive treatment of this nature, as the nearest clinic in Wamba is over 30km away. We’re incredibly grateful to all our donors for supporting the Foundation, enabling us to support the children in Sarara.
Our nomadic and domestic healthcare support is designed to support women and children. We believe that it is critical to empower and support women in order to protect and manage the landscape and the wildlife that we live alongside.
We’re deeply grateful for every donation, however big or small, to provide healthcare and assistance to families in Namunyak Conservancy.
