It seems an apple a day really does keep the doctor away.
A program that delivers fresh fruit to the village of Baryugil, near Grafton, is restoring the hearing of local schoolchildren.
Dr Ray Jones says a daily dose of vitamin C has slashed the rate of ear infections in the Clarence Valley community.
He says the program should be expanded to other remote communities around the country.
“We’ve had funding from the Federal Government to keep the program going in our communities and expand it over the years to the state where it’s a quite successful program now and quite a big program,” Dr Jones said.
“But it needs to be extended to other communities around Australia., because my research showed that it improved children’s health dramatically.”
Courtesy : ABC News
A program that delivers fresh fruit to the village of Baryugil, near Grafton, is restoring the hearing of local schoolchildren.
Dr Ray Jones says a daily dose of vitamin C has slashed the rate of ear infections in the Clarence Valley community.
He says the program should be expanded to other remote communities around the country.
“We’ve had funding from the Federal Government to keep the program going in our communities and expand it over the years to the state where it’s a quite successful program now and quite a big program,” Dr Jones said.
“But it needs to be extended to other communities around Australia., because my research showed that it improved children’s health dramatically.”
Courtesy : ABC News
