Baby of Mwanaisha is a one-week old baby and the last born in a family of seven children. His mother used to sell vegetables at the local market while his father sells seedlings and garden flowers. Now that his mother has a new baby it leaves the father as the sole provider.
Baby of Mwanaisha was born with spina bifida, a type of neural tube defect in which the spine does not properly close around the spinal cord. Without treatment, Baby of Mwanaisha is at risk of lower-limb paralysis, infection of the exposed nervous tissue, development of tethered cord syndrome, and possible developmental delays.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $1,015 to cover the cost of Baby of Mwanaisha’s spina bifida closure surgery. The procedure is scheduled to take place on December 8th. This procedure will hopefully spare Baby of Mwanaisha from the risks associated with his condition, instead allowing him to grow and develop along a healthy trajectory.
His mother told us, “Please help my child get this treatment that will save his life.”