Jayden is a smiley, six-month-old baby and the only child in his family. His mother is a homemaker, and his father works as a clothes vendor (called “mitumba”) in town. The family shared that their income is about Ksh 500 a day and inconsistent, and their rent is Ksh. 2000 per month, so they have requested support to help cover the needs of Jayden’s medical care.
Jayden was born with hypospadias, a congenital abnormality that causes urinary dysfunction. His family visited several local health facilities but was referred to the children’s hospital at our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare (AMH), for specialist review and surgery. Jayden needs to undergo reparative surgery to address his symptoms and the risk of future complications.
Fortunately, Jayden is scheduled to undergo corrective surgery on January 5th. AMH is requesting $847 to cover the total cost of his procedure and care.
Jayden’s mother shared, “I hope this surgery helps our kid to be normal like other kids.”