Health and Nutrition
Our Health and Nutrition Department involves:
Staff members check on the progress of children's health and personal hygiene by giving direction on how children should keep themselves clean. We ensure that their teeth are well brushed, their nails and hair are short, and their clothes are clean.
We have sessions with the guardians on use of pathogen control measures, such as using of mosquito nets and water treatment/soap usage to reduce chances of infections that cause diarrhea. We discuss their home environment to educate them to ensure bushes are cleared, stagnant water drained, compost pits are used and latrines are available.
We further advise our guardians to ensure the sponsored children's diet is balanced. The diet should include carbohydrate, vitamins and proteins for healthy growth.
We visit homes when there is a need. For example, Beverlyn's home that was infected by the jiggers. We took the initiative of cleaning their legs, removing the jiggers and applying the necessary ointment.
We've been identifying children with different health problems. There are some various concerns: Allergy-Sharlyne is allergic to some foods and to vaseline, fungal spots-Brian, Paul, Asman and Benjamin. Ear problem-Lilian's ears always drain pus.
We've collected documents from the homes, such as children's birth certificates and parent's/guardian's national identification cards. This will enable us to register our children for NHIF (National Health Insurance Fund) here in Kenya.
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