Children affected by jiggers put their feet forward for drops of hydroden peroxide from Sajjabi’s team. PHOTO BY EDGAR BATTE Touched by the jigger problem in Bugiri District, Kasim Sajjabi sought a ...

Twelve-year-old Napilu Patrick said he could no longer walk to his primary school about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from his home because jiggers were infecting his feet and causing deep wounds. Apart ...

Residents of jigger-infested districts have reason to smile after government yesterday unveiled a consignment of medicines to deal with the blood-sucking parasites. The drugs were shown to Information ...

Kenya's government has admitted there are more than two million jiggers sufferers in the country, while a further ten million face the risk of infestation. A new campaign to eradicate the parasite has ...