As someone who’s spent the better part of his life mixing drinks, one of the clearest demarcations I find between a fantastic drink and a merely mediocre drink is accurate measuring. Visit any ...

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 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda - A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 in just two months ...

INSECT bites are a not-so-pleasant souvenir many of us bring back from our holidays. And it can often be hard to figure what kind of creepy crawly has left us with such a memento. Please provide a ...

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 ...

The physical effects are awful as the person has to live in constant discomfort and ill health as jiggers continue to feed on their blood. For children, it is doubly painful as the jiggers invade more ...