This little guy is Ian, a four-day-old baby from Kenya.
“Ian is the last-born in a family of five children. He lives with his parents and siblings in a single-room mud house in Kenya,” says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). “Ian’s father is a trained teacher but has not been able to secure employment, while his mother is a housewife.”
Ian was born with spina bifida – an open mass swelling on his lower back. He needs a spina bifida closure procedure to ensure the condition does not progress.
“If Ian is not treated soon he is likely to develop severe infection or tethered cord syndrome that can lead to development of either scoliosis and or kyphosis. He is also at risk of losing muscle function on his lower limbs,” adds AMHF.
$805 will fund the spina bifida closure that Ian needs to get healthy.
“Getting employment has been very difficult. I am saddened that I am not able to cater for my son’s treatment,” shares Ian’s father. “Thank you for your support.”