Project Elisha exists to assist and help in the wholistic development of
the children enrolled under the program. Health is one of the basic priorities and as a means of securing that, Project Elisha places it focus on promoting health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease. Project Elisha believes that there will be no need for treatment when efforts are made to prevent diseases before they occur. One sponsorship project of Project Elisha is to give free Flu and Pneumococcal vaccinations. The free vaccinations were held during Saturdays and Sundays which spanned from the month of December until the last week of February. Children and their parents, as well as some of the Project Elisha staff came and availed of the free vaccination program. The common cold and seasonal flu are caused by viruses which commonly occur during cold weather. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. Also, many symptoms occur during a flu. Flu/pneumococcal vaccines are not medicines for treatment. Vaccines are composed of an agent that resembles a disease-causing micro-organism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins. When our bodies are exposed to these vaccines, our bodies naturally cause antibodies to develop. These antibodies then provide protection against infection as a very efficient and useful method to prevent colds and flu. As of March 2016, ______ Project Elisha children are protected from colds and flu. They are now living better and healthier lives because of vaccination program of Project Elisha