Mzunga Tribe Go - A-Trekking- -Part Two

----Can you imagine so many children sharing one desk? And doing it happily?

======Marty Coda and Sofie (my sweet swedish daughter) and myself going from classroom to classroom to distributes Albendazole. Thanks to Marty and Sofie , it was a fun day!

-----The children are morethan willing to get their dose of Albendazole, as the serious worms they may get can make them very ill, sometimes ravage their inners so badly they can die.

Altogether we gave out over 2,000 Albendazole tabs to the various schools. This day , alone, we gave out over 1,000 to the Mutolere Primary School.

Here I am giving a 1st grader(P1) a chewable tab. They take them willingly as they are sweet to taste, so it is important we stress that one tab. every few months is good, two can make you ill.

-----This sign that Sofie and I are viewingin Gabenke reads "Be proud of being a virgin. It is healthy"

Cut One tree and plant two---now that's true ecology for you! -----The signs thruout the schools are unique, to say the least. This one "Abstinence is Safe" and above it "Violence is wrong" greet you as you enter Mutolere Primary School.

Some adorable children who recognized us as we trekked to various schools to give out Albendazole, as they had already received theirs one day pior.

-----Here I am discussing with the Teachers just exactly what I am doing at their school.

------Just when I think I can not walk another minute, along come a lady with a huge collection of fire wood to start dinner for her family .

=====This is Kagira School, a primary school , where we gave out Albendazole pills (deworming) to all the children age 14 yrs. and younger. (note the Ugandan Flag)

This is Susan! She recently went home

following an extensive stay in our Pediatric Ward, but the prognosis is not good. She has a serious heart condition--most likely endocarditis and Dr. Lou Coda has done all he can to stabalize her condition.

Because of her long stay , I gave her several coloring books and crayons (which Mom quickly sent home so they wouldn't get dirty) O, dear, it took some time to convince Mom the books were for now to keep Susan's mind and body occupied. But she did let her keep the doll, which Joan had sent to me in pieces and our local Tailor , Mr. Innocent, made a body to attach all these pieces. Susan loves her doll and sleeps with it at night and nestles it to her when her temp. is elevated and she is in discomfort of one kind or another,