Some of the toes and finger nails of children affected by jigger menace in Mugundani village in Narok South.The locals want a lasting solution to the menace that has led to children dropping out of ...

Head, Department of Public Health in the Ministry of Health Susan Mutua with AhadiTrust CEO Stanley Kamau at Kisa North ward in Kakamega County on March 3, 2023, to mark the National Jigger Awareness ...

Bugisu sub-region has surpassed Busoga in jigger jigger infestations, according to a report by Sole Hope Uganda, a Non-Governmental Organisation handling Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with a ...

The CS lauded Busia County, Ahadi Kenya Trust and other stakeholders for their efforts in helping victims infested by jiggers through raising awareness. Busia Health chief officer Jonathan Ino said ...

Robertsville Middle School teacher Mardee Miller, pictured last week, shows a shoe made of old blue jeans and cutout tire tread that will keep sand fleas from burrowing into Ugandan children's feet.

In Uganda, tens of thousands of people have been infected and dozens have died from an outbreak that's both curable and easily prevented — jiggers. Jiggers, or sand fleas, are tiny parasitic insects ...