Mpapa is a 10-year-old boy from Kenya. He lives with his parents and five siblings in a small town north of Nairobi. His father is a motorcycle taxi driver who also raises goats.
Recently, Mpapa was involved in a motorcycle accident that resulted in the amputation of the fingers of his right hand. His father rushed him to a local hospital, where he was referred to our medical partner’s care center, AIC Kijabe Hospital. Doctors recommended a debridement procedure and a skin graft in order to prevent infection of the bones and of the exposed tissue. Mpapa’s father immediately sold eight of the family goats in order to pay for Mpapa’s hospital admission, however the money is still not enough to cover the recommended treatment.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,129, on top of the $206 subsidized by Mpapa’s family, to cover the cost of Mpapa’s operation. The procedures are scheduled to take place on June 29 and, once completed, will hopefully protect Mpapa’s hand from infection.
“I would like to see my son doing okay and being able to utilize his hand,” says Mpapa’s father.