By Larry Hill | Executive Director
Medic Outpost programs have been a tremendous success in the Marurui Slums of Nairobi. Together with our partners Rebuild Hope, Nadhari Community Clinic, and the Ministry of Health we have provided over 6000 treatments for intestinal parasites in multiple schools. The dose has an age range of 1 year to adult and will treat the worms for a year. Intestinal parasites cause poor physical development, mental development issues, and make it very difficult for children to concentrate and focus in school. This is a huge problem in poor areas in Africa and we are going to continue the fight as soon as the children get back from their Spring break. Our goal is to find funding for more medications and to add vitamins to our treatment regime as well. I will be returning to Africa soon to conduct community healthcare worker training in these communities. This training will extend our reach and provide valuable resources and follow up. Training locals in the poorest areas is the corner stone to our sustainability plan for Africa. Please consider helping us provide medications and training to these wonderful people. I will be providing more information on this as we move through the year.
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