Dr. Bob Skankey, is no longer traveling to Niger but is still a very active board member of the Nomad Foundation. As he has done all his life, he is determined to improve people’s health. He has devised and financed a program to address one of the biggest killers in the region where we work–malaria. Tagdoumt, a community of 3,000 had 25 deaths (11 children and 14 adults) from malaria in the last season (august and september). 8 more deaths of nomads passing through. We have targeted this community to test the following prevention methods:
- provide 3 treated mosquito nets for each family
- treat all standing water to kill mosquito larva
- spray all permanent structures where people live and gather
- provide artemisia powder and train the population to prepare and drink it in tea as a preventative
- monthly oversight missions during malaria season
- employ a local healthcare worker in Tagdoumt to monitor progress
We hope to save lives and educate the population from this example.
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