Wednesday, December 6, 2017

What's in your medicine cabinet?

Antibiotic Ointment magic for burns
Most of us have a tube of antibiotic ointment lying unnoticed -- but taken for granted --- in our medicine cabinets.  

Jane, the Kafwa supervisor on the right, recently wrote:


The young child I have attached was burnt only our medicine [the antibiotic ointment we supply]  made him well.  

She went on to say they have used up the last of the ointment but are continuing to help people by making a traditional antiseptic from guava leaves that we teach in our training.

In addition to providing essential first-line aid, Jane and her group are delivering babies at the clinic and have formed a new grief support group for younger orphans that began meeting in November.  She's also conducting a survey "because diseases are changing every year." 

Anyone like to nominate Jane for volunteer of the year?


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