MEDICAL UPDATE
Intestinal Parasites
by Kathleen Egan, RN
Intestinal parasitic worms also known as helminths present a serious health problem in developing countries. Over 2/3 of African children are at risk for being infected with intestinal worms! The most common types are roundworms, hookworms and whipworms.
How do the children get worms?
The fecal-oral route is the most common means of transmission. Excellent sanitary practices and frequent hand washing can not be over emphasized. People get worms by coming into contact with contaminated soil. Infected people excrete the eggs in their feces. People contact worms in various ways such as walking barefootl, eating or drinking contaminated food/water, inadequate hand washing, and poor general hygiene.
What effect do worms have on the body?
Worms get inside the body and cause a great deal of damage. They often live in the intestines and live off the nutrients that the child consumes. The child becomes malnourished which causes problems with physical and mental development. Some types of worms cause intestinal blood loss which leads to anemia, dizziness, headaches, fatigue. These symptoms often lead to poor school performance.
What is the treatment for intestinal parasites?
Education and prevention are the primary means of reducing the spread of parasites. Albendazole and Mebendazole are medications used to treat worm infestation; however, the reinfection rate is very high unless ongoing treatment is available.
Each of the UL children has received de-worming medication during the recent team visits to Uganda.
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
YEAR END GIVING:
Donations of any amount are graciously received! Over 98% of donated funds are used to support the children.
Contribute online at uglambs.org or mail checks to P.O. Box 90491, Long Beach, CA, 90809
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:
Movie tickets, gift cards, car wash vouchers, craft items, etc. are needed to allow for a successful silent auction at our 2014 fundraiser.
ONGOING PRAYER:
Pray that individuals and groups will continue to support our ministry and that each of the children that are currently not sponsored will be blessed with the gift of sponsorship.
Our general fund is being depleted providing for the children who do not have sponsors.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
FUNDRAISER, FEBRUARY 7, 2014
Help with decorating, set up, clean up, silent auction. Please email Maureen Hasbrouck ([email protected]) if you are available to help.
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Contact Sam or Ruth Sebabi if you have office skills and time that you would like to utilize to support the ULA ministry.
(562) 988-8984
TEAM TRAVEL TO UGANDA, 2014
Contact Sam Sebabi if you have skills that could be utilized to support the team mission in Uganda.
(562) 988-8984
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DIANA NAMALE
Diana's parents died when she was 3 years old. She has 3 other siblings in the Ugandan Lambs program. When their parents died, the children lived with a relative who subsequently died, leaving the children with no adult to care for them. Their father is a cousin of Sam Sebabi, Ugandan Lambs Founder who decided to personally care for them when they had no other options. The Sebabi's provided for them along with several other orphaned children before the nonprofit sponsorship program was developed. Diana, and her siblings, Ezekial, John, and Robinah, have spent most of their lives in the Ugandan Lambs program. All 4 of the children live at the Kayunga facility so they can be together and remain in the village that they were raised.
Diana is an outgoing, friendly, teenager who enjoys singing, volleyball and biology. She would like to continue her education and eventually become a nurse.
SPONSORSHIP REWARDS
Seeing your sponsored child achieve their goals and give back to others who are less fortunate!
Developing a lifelong relationship with a child who does not have any hope for a successful future without your support.
Sharing the blessings that have been bestowed upon you.
Helping a child to feel God's love in a tangible way.
Sponsors are essential to the ongoing success of the ULA program.
Answering God's call to "visit the fatherless and widows"
James 1:27.
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