Oyawore!
Welcome to the Lwala Summer Blog. I have no idea how often this will be used, but I will do my best to update it as often as possible. Please feel free to leave posts as often as you would like, and I hope that I will be able to check them all and respond! For those whom I haven't spoken to in a while, I will be spending 7 weeks of this summer in Lwala, Kenya at the Lwala Community Clinic. I will be studying intestinal parasite infections in children in conjunction with their quality of drinking water. As one of many goals, we hope to institute regular "de-worming" campaigns in Lwala so as to reduce the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections, thereby improving child nutrition, health, cognition, and academic productivity and performance. We also hope to improve the quality of drinking water and sanitation so as to prevent future helmintic infections. All and any help or advice is ALWAYS welcome!
For more information about the Lwala Community clinic, please refer to the following links:
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=lwala
http://www.hopeforlwala.com/
I hope you all are enjoying your summers - and hopefully we will be in touch soon! Wishing you all the best...
Leklek mamit,
Johanna
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3 comments:
mojo, what a beautiful and inspiring summer you will have! all the best to yall and i can't wait to hear about it! love price
Dear Johanna,
There are very few who possess your selfless attitudes and humanity. I admire you for this. Good to see that you have already immersed yourself in Kenyan culture so effortlessly. Best regards for the summer...I will miss you!
Jash
Jojo, I know you will do great things this summer. I look forward to hearing about them!! I love you!
-Von Pam
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