UPDATE – Reynaldo, aged 4 – heart surgery success
Reynaldo is 4yrs old and has Tetralogy of Fallot – a serious heart defect. He will be admitted on 14 February to a hospital in Manila for surgery. He has already been through a lot – pneumonia, blood transfusions and latterly dental extractions to get him ready for surgery. Please pray for him and help Willing…
Read More10 kids have had cardiac surgery in the Philippines
W&A helped 6 children in the Philippines to have cardiac surgery in January– 4 more kids are scheduled to receive surgery in February. If you can make a donation to help these children that would be really great – thanks.
Read MoreLester from the Philippines
Update: Abi and Kenny managed to meet with Lester and his mum while they were in the Philippines (May 2014). They are keen to proceed with the surgery which will involved amputation of his enlarged fingers and subsequently a toe graft. This will give him much better use of his hands and reduce the excessive…
Read MoreMoubarak from Cameroon
Moubarak had a heart valve replacement in December 2012 when he was 13yrs old. We also supplied a portable blood thinner monitor as he is on blood thinners post-surgery. He is now doing well – here he is pictured with his dad and sister.
Read MoreW&A helps 22 children in the Philippines have cleft lip surgery
Jericho (11 months) and 21 other children have had cleft lip repairs in the Philippines in June thanks to W&A and SmileTrain (www,smiletrain.org.uk). We paid for their travel to Calbyog with parents, their food and two accompanying nurses. 22 children are now able to smile!
Read MoreJohn Scott returned to Indonesia at the end of March after successful treatments.
Name: John Scott Yambung Date of Birth: 14th January 2005 Date of Contact: July 2012 Location: Palu, Indonesia Condition & treatment: John Scott has a tumour on his lower left leg which has been slowly growing since he was born, it is a complex tangle of blood vessels which unfortunately does not have defined border…
Read MoreAtabo from Kenya
Name: Atabo Date of Birth: 17th July 2013 Date of Contact: July 2013 Location: Turkana, Kenya Condition: Spina bifida (a congenital developmental disorder of the spine and spinal cord which leaves a gap in the spine – “split spine”) Operation: Spina bifida is a condition that can be treated surgically, but time is of the essence,…
Read MoreJunior from Sierra Leone
Name: Junior Date of Birth: 26th November 2012 Date of Contact: April 2013 Location: Sierra Leone Condition: Cleft lip and palate Operation: Junior had successful cleft lip surgery in May 2013 on Mercy Ships in Guinea. Surgery on palate yet to be done. Current Needs & Updates: Junior has quite a complicated social background, and has…
Read MoreSamuel from Sierra Leone
Name: Samuel Date of Birth: 2012 Date of Contact: 2012 Location: Sierra Leone Condition: Hydrocephalus, also known as “water in the brain”. Operation: In late October 2012, Samuel was assessed by the neurosurgeons for treatment of his hydrocephalus. We are waiting for news on how to proceed.
Read MoreSelemani from Malawi
Name: Selemani Date of Birth: 2005 Date of Contact: September 2012 Location: Malawi Condition: Injured trachea from a bamboo shoot piercing his windpipe when he fell off a tree in February 2012. Operation: Selemani has a long-term tracheostomy to help him breathe, and he needs highly specialised surgery to repair his trachea and allow him…
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