Name:  Nathan Date of Birth:  1st June 2001 Date of Contact:  August 2011 Location:  Democratic Republic of the Congo Condition:  Cancer of the sweat gland left face Operation:  Nathan’s tumour had been present for 4 years, he had undergone chemotherapy in DR Congo, but the tumour had continued to grow, all be it slowly. He was transferred to…

Name:  Santigi Date of Birth:  20th August 2006 Date of Contact:  August 2011 Location:  Sierra Leone Condition:  Phocomelia of left and right legs (malformation of the limbs such that they are not functional and Santigi cannot walk only shuffle around on his knees). Operation:  Transferred to Kenya for surgery at Kijabe Hospital for amputations. He has been…

Name:  Jeanette Date of Birth:  1995 Date of Contact:  October 2011 Location:  Northern Cameroon Condition:  Rare, but known potentially fatal reaction to anti-malarial treatment resulting in kidney failure. Emergency Treatment:  Jeanette suffered from malaria, and upon going to hospital she suffered from a potentially fatal reaction to the anti-malarial treatment. Her kidneys stopped working and…

Name:  Louis Date of Birth:  June 2011 Date of Contact:  June 2011 Location:  Northern Cameroon Condition:  Bilateral cleft lip and palate. Operation:  Louis had surgery for cleft lip and palate repair on 28th November 2011 at Pette in Northern Cameroon. A visiting oral and maxillofacial team from Europe performed the surgery. Current Needs & Updates:  Louis…

Name:  Ama Date of Birth:  24th March 2001 Date of Contact:  July 2011 Location:  Nungua, Ghana Condition:  Tumour of both jaws Operation:  Ama had the first maxillofacial surgery for the facial tumour at Korle-Bu hospital in Accra, Ghana in Nov 2011. The second debulking took place in June 2013. Current Needs & Updates:  We knew Ama would…

Name:  Gift Date of Birth:  7th July 2005 Date of Contact:  May 2011 Location:  Malawi Condition:  Tracheal stenosis (severe narrowing of the airway – such that he has needed a permanent tracheostomy to be able to breathe). People can cope with tracheostomies for a short while without any problems, but when used for extended periods…

Name:  Issa Date of Birth: Date of Contact:  February 2011 Location:  Northern Cameroon Condition:  Imperforate anus (a congenital condition where by the anus does not form an opening onto the skin). Operation:  Several stages of surgery and a stoma prior to complete correction. Current Needs:  All the stages of Issa’s surgery went well and he is now back home growing…

Name:  Hassaniye Date of Birth:  1st February 2006 Date of Contact:  2011 Location:  N’Djamena, Chad Condition:  Facial neurofibroma tumour Operation:  In early December 2012, Hassaniye finally had surgery in Cameroon for debulking of a facial neurofibroma tumour. She seems to be recovering well.

Name:  Marcel Date of Birth:  1999 Date of Contact:  February 2011 Location:  Northern Cameroon Condition:  Heart valve defect and cardiac failure Operation:  Marcel went into kidney failure before his surgery, Willing and Abel arranged for him to have dialysis to try and help him be fit enough for surgery but sadly his condition deteriorated and he died.

Name:  Chisomo Date of Birth:  5th January 2011 Date of Contact:  January 2011 Location:  Malawi Condition:  Frontonasal encephalocele – a failure of fusion of part of the skull allowing the meninges (brain covering) to bulge out. Operation:  Chisomo was transferred from Lilongwe to Blantyre for a MRI scan, in Blantyre a visiting surgeon was able to do…