Emmanuel reached there late in the afternoon and found many suffering people from jiggers and said many of the people also died due to the flea feasting.
Emmanuel treated a certain man in his 40th for about two hours.... His name is Balikowa Henry.. his old mother cried how happy she was Whisper came to help her son to treat his jigger.
Jiggers are a big problem to the Ugandan society due to the poverty.
A person attacked by the jiggers starts suffering from severe pain in the feet or hands - depending on which part of the body jiggers have attacked. One jigger can create hundreds of eggs which then spread all over the feet or hands. People find difficult in walking or doing day to day things.
If not treated, the health condition that jigger creates, can attack the brain.
Jiggers distort fingers and nails sometimes beyond recognition.
Whisper is working hard to fight this.
All jiggers around Mutai village in Jinja district are almost killed!
Well done to the Whisper team! Well done Emma!
Warning - photos are shocking!
Costs involved:
Transport: 40.000 UGX
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| This is a finger!!! |
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| jiggers and dead skin from the treatment |
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| Emmanuel is dressing the wounds |
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| Henry is happy now! |
I have now seen and proved enough!! it isn't a drama anymore but a serious epidemic, we need to save a life!!!!
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