These mosquito net kits are designed for the mother and baby. There are separate nets - one that surrounds where the mother sleeps and one that surrounds the area where the baby mostly lives.
Ghana is a tropical country and malaria is rampant. Most adults above 40 have malaria and must deal with the everlasting effects of the virus. Even within our friends here, there seems to be always someone, some family member, etc. that has relapsed with malaria.
Malaria striking a young child in Ghana is probably terminal due to the effects malaria has on dehydration, diarrhea, etc. with the child.
As I have written about before, places like Ghana still battle fierce diseases and viruses like malaria, guinea worm, yellow fever, etc. I remember several years ago visiting Tamale in the north of Ghana. I had dinner amongst a group of Christian and Muslim leaders. The primary topic was access to treated water. In fact, during the prayers everyone was thankful for their area being guinea worm free for two years. When I asked them to explain the prayer - they informed me that they had a five year battle around the spread of guinea worm in their communities.
I learned 3 things that evening: 1) the world still fights diseases and viruses that the western countries irradiated long ago; 2) there are lots of common ground topics and initiatives that Muslims and Christians agree on and work together on; 3) I had to go back and look up guinea worm - ugly.
Steve,
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a topic that many people in western society take for granted, which are the diseases and viruses. I am glad you mentioned this in your blog as it is imperative for western countries to not forget about the rest of the world. The second point you said about Christians and Muslims is spot on. There is a lot of common ground between these two religions. This point gets lost in today's society, especially with misinformation. BTW, the guinea worm does not look or sound like fun! I hope all is well!
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