Scientists in Kenya have developed special porridge to fight
worm infestations among school children in the country next year.
The porridge developed by Kenya Medical Research Institute
(KEMRI) and funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is fortified with
locally available natural deworming substances, The Daily Nation reports.
The paper adds that the porridge has already been
distributed to several schools in Nyanza for the past one year as a pilot
project aimed at fighting roundworms and hookworms.
Speaking to the paper, the head of infectious and parasitic
Disease research program at kemri, prof Maritim Songo, said the pilot project
was conducted in western Kenya because it has one of the highest infestation
rate among school children.
He also termed intestinal worms as one of the major cause of
sicknesses in school going children.
“It is estimated that a billion children and adults around
the world are infested by worms, the most common ones being roundworms and
hookworms.” He said
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