Case studies
Salome
This is Salome, she was 18 months old and weighed only 6kg when admitted to the Children's Centre in October 2009. She had over 200 roundworms in her intestine. Additionally, her mother has another baby and she was no longer able to breastfeed Salome. Salome had also stopped walking as she was so weak. After 8 weeks, she was walking again and had put on enough weight to go home. The Centre continues follow-up visits to ensure her wellbeing..

 Salome, before and after staying  at the Children's Centre

Happiness
Happiness is 7 years old. She came to the Centre in September 2009 for removal of jiggers. The Centre's nurse noticed symptoms consistent with HIV and her mother had died of AIDS in 2008. Happiness was tested, found to be HIV positive and put onto appropriate treatment immediately. On a follow-up home visit, our nurse discovered all her tablets still in the box - an aunt had told Happiness that she would die anyway and thrown the box of tablets out of the house. The Centre then intervened to admit Happiness again until her health improved. In the meantime, her father was counselled and he is now ensuring that Happiness takes her medication regularly. 

Joash
Joash was 3 years old and had never walked when he came to the Centre in August 2009, due to the number of jiggers in his feet. After removal of his jiggers, intensive exercises accompanied by a lot of encouragement and good nutrition, Joash was able to go home walking and confident. 

Download the 2009 Children's Centre Activity Report

» No other health facility in the district or surrounding area removes jiggers or treats children for malnutrition beyond basic rehydration.