Trachoma

WHO statistics shows that in 2014 about 94,000 deaths occurred due to diarrhea caused by lack of safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Over 100 million people in the Region are affected by NTDs such as helminthiasis, schistosomiasis, trachoma, and lymphatic filariasis which are attributed to poor hygiene and sanitation…

Abstract: Neglected tropical diseases are a medically diverse group of tropical infections which are especially common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. Different organizations define the set of diseases differently. In sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of these diseases as a group is comparable to malaria and tuberculosis. Some of these diseases have known…

This was it I was finally in America. After I waited so long I had made it to America to start my new life. It all started when, my mother woke me up very early in the morning yelling ''Hurry, Anna Hurry you have to be at the port early so you can get onto the ship!'' As soon as I woke up I realized that today was the day I was going to start my journey to America. My father has already made it to America and sent back the money for me to come. Later, my siblings should come as soon as…

Jane Dowe was a girl from Lorain County-suburb in Ohio who became addicted to heroin and forced into prostitution because of car accident when she was 14. In the accident her arm was shattered and she had six surgeries to fix it. She spent two weeks on morphine. Due to her pain, the hospital prescribed pain killers. She would take the pills until she needed a refill. When the prescription ended, she turned to the streets to support her addiction. When she could no longer afford the pills, she…

INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL BACKGROUND In the early 80s, members of Lions International District 411 wished to develop a centre in Nairobi which would serve as a base for their service activities and also as an administrative office for the District. After getting an allocation of suitable land from the Kenyan Government in 1992, a project committee was formed to formulate the administrative and legal processes necessary for the formation of the Lions Service Centre Management Board, Lions Clubs…