Berea, September 17 — Nursing students from Maluti Adventist College visited Chief Nyeoe Lekomola’s premises in Likoting village as part of their community project under primary healthcare.
The visit aimed to engage with villagers on key health challenges and promote lifestyle modifications.
Student representative Kholu Matete said the primary goal was to identify the pressing issues faced by the community. “Villagers raised several concerns including water cleanliness, theft, and littering. However, the major issue raised was the improper disposal of used diapers,” she said.
According to Matete, previous student groups had suggested placing communal trash bins for diaper disposal. However, the initiative failed as the bins would overflow, and there was no proper disposal system in place. “Villagers have now asked that these bins be removed,” she added.
To address this, the current group proposed that each household with babies should dig disposal pits within their yards. “We’ve compiled a list of families with young children and next week, they will be taught how to dig and properly use these pits for diaper disposal,” Matete concluded.
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