UNICEF’s youngest ever Ambassador Hayley Westenra has returned from a recent trip to Ghana, where she witnessed the needs of some of the poorest children in the world for safe water and education. The New Zealand-born international singing sensation recorded a daily video blog of her trip, detailing her trip to some of the programs she supports. One such program was a Guinea worm containment centre in Savelugu, northern Ghanasaw, where the 21-year-old saw firsthand the terrible impact drinking water contaminated with Guinea worm has on children. Once the water-borne worms get into children’s bodies, they can grow up to a meter in length and create painful swelling and blisters. Among the 20 patients being treated for Guinea worm at the centre was Ruhaina, 7. She had been weeping ever since her father had brought her three...
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