Zakia from Tanzania raised $940 so she can walk without pain.

Zakia
$940
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Zakia's treatment was fully funded on June 22, 2015.
  • Zakia's story
  • Zakia's update
June 22, 2015

Photo of Zakia post-operation

August 26, 2015

Zakia received treatment so she can walk without pain.

"Zakia is doing very well," Zakia's doctor at African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF) reports. "The surgery to straighten her right leg...

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Zakia's Timeline

  • June 22, 2015
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Zakia was submitted by Esupat Kimerei, Rehab Surgery Project Assistant Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare.

  • June 22, 2015
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Zakia's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 22, 2015
    FULLY FUNDED

    Zakia's treatment was fully funded.

  • June 23, 2015
    TREATMENT OCCURRED

    Zakia received treatment. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • August 26, 2015
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    We received an update on Zakia. Read the update.

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$388raised
$872to go