Bilharzia hits 15 schools

FIFTEEN schools in Magarini have been hit bilharzia.District Education Officer Stephen Abere said out of 100 schools in the area, 15 schools are highly affected by bilharzia. He said that the infections have affected the pupils’ performance . “We are going to start de-worming exercise as from Wednesday this week in our primary schools. Out of 100 schools, 15 schools of them have a high number of bilharzia infections,” he said. The DEO further revealed that most students have dropped out of school because of worms. “You know most of these pupils in our schools are affected by worms...