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Laurie
gave 132 for a month of salary for a community health worker |
posted September 20, 2010
Atito’s daughter had diarrhea and was in serious need of ORS (oral re-hydration salts) to treat the illness. For help, she went to Macson, the health surveillance assistant located in her village in Malawi. His supply of ORS was gone due to a shortage in the region, so he told Atito and her daughter to wait while he biked to a clinic 14km away to pick up more. Thanks to Macson, Atito’s daughter received treatment she would have otherwise gone dangerously without.
This is one example of the life saving assistance Macson provides his village on a daily basis. A donation from Laurie has supported one month of Macson’s salary, enabling him to continue this work.
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