We Teach How to Stay Healthy in the MTC

STAYING HEALTHY

  IN THE

  MISSION FIELD

  

Mis-sion-ar-y  (noun) Someone who leaves their family for two years so that others can be with their family for eternity  

I. Prevent INJURIES

• Always walk facing traffic
• Wear your helmet riding your bicycle
• Don’t ride motorcycles
• Common sense is mandatory in West Africa

II. Prevent MALARIA 

DOXYCYCLINE  is a mild antibiotic

• Take with food and drink at the same time each day
• Do not lay down for 2 hours

• Use 40% Deet repellent when going out after dark

• If there are mosquitos in your apartment sleep under a net

MALARIA SYMPTOMS

•         Fever
•         Headache
•         Muscle aches
•        Vomiting and/or diarrhea

If you have 3 of the 4 symptoms, Call your Mission President’s wife and GET TESTED

III.  Get CLEAN WATER

Consider all water unsafe to drink

Exceptions are:

• Filtered water in your apartment
• Bottled water with unbroken seal
• Water through your Seychelle filter water bottle issued in the MTC
• Boiled water

Sachet water should be filtered

BRUSHING TEETH - Use only filtered water to brush your teeth  or  FLOSS your Teeth

WASHING DISHES

Put 2 capfuls of bleach and dish soap in your water to wash dishes

 IV.  Prevent RUNNY TUMMY

Three main causes of diarrhea or runny tummy are:

• dirty hands
• dirty water
• dirty food 

WASH HANDS

•      After using the toilet
•          Before eating
•          After meetings

USE HAND SANITIZER   -  It will last for 2 hours

2 – 2 – 2 RULE

ALL fruits, vegetables and eggs

• 2 liters of water
• 2 capfuls of bleach
• 2 minute soak 

Rinse in filtered or bottled water if you are eating the outside skin

• No soft egg YOLKS
• Cook meat thoroughly, NO PINK 

Source:  

 Dr. and Sister Grand and Susan Hill

Africa West Area Medical Advisor – Africa West

0244 311 090 and 1047