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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Creating awareness through local and international media

Opening of a jigger help centre in Muranga, Gatundu, Kiambu and Malindi.
The center helps in treatment, rehabilitation, training and education.

Rescuing and referring jigger victims to the hospitals.
Ahadi Kenya has been able to rescue and refer more than 30 seriously jigger infested persons to different hospitals in the country both young and old.

Treatment
More than 700 people have been treated of jiggers with 400 of them fully recovered. Out of this, 250 are school-going kids while 150 are adults.

Rehabilitation
(Supply of farm tools and school equipment)
Fully recovered victims were supplied with farm tools (adults) and school education equipment (children) to put them back to their normal lives.

Fumigation
With the help of the public health officers in Murang'a. 370 homesteads have been fumigated and freed from the fleas that cause jiggers.

Food and clothing
Over 2000 pairs of shoes and unspecified amount of food and clothing has been distributed to poor families across the country.

Partnership

Ahadi Kenya has managed to create partnerships at both grass root and national level with corporates, media, private sector, NGOs, churches, Provincial administration, schools, local leaders and the villagers and individuals.

Recognition by the Government and the Ministry of Health

The ministry of health through former minister Hon. Charity Ngilu commended Ahadi Kenya for their efforts in eliminating jiggers in the country and pledged her ministry’s support. Separately, his Excellency the Vice president Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka assured government support in the fight this menace.

 

 

 

 

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  • News Updates:
    6th July 201: Ahadi officials meet with Parliamentary committee on Health... ......3rd July 2010: Ahadi Kenya CEO, Stanley Kamau awarded Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities degree...........28th May 2010: Anti-jigger campaign launched in Tanzania............22nd May 2010: Officials from Uganda undergo training on jigger infestation in Kenya...........19th May 2010: Kibera residents infested with jiggers.........1st May 2010: Anti-jigger campaign launched in Marsabit...........24th April 2010:Ahadi Kenya opens a jigger Center in Lewa........10th April 2010: Anti-jigger campaign officially launched in Uganda...... .. . ...... .......... More information in the ACTIVITIES section