When Mimi’s sister Nakkissi becomes sick from drinking polluted water, the family must rush her to a health clinic an hour away. While there, Nakkissi is treated, the children are vaccinated, and Mimi’s mother gets much-needed prenatal care. Mimi realizes how vital a health clinic is and convinces her village to build one.
“Mimi’s Village” is a useful book for exploring issues related to inequitable and inadequate access to basic health care and survival needs and some of the steps being taken to increase community health and well-being.