Sophat is a 31-year-old taxi driver who lives with his wife, daughter, and son in Cambodia. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, watching television, and listening to pop music.
“Eight months ago, Sophat was hit by a car, and this caused a non-union fracture of his left tibia,” our medical partner, Children’s Surgical Centre (CSC), tells us. The tibia is one of two bones in the lower leg. “It is very painful, and he cannot work. His cousin has had to take over his taxi car business.”
Sophat was hospitalized for 20 days during the initial treatment of his broken tibia. The cost of his care was $4,000, leaving him no money to pay for the surgery—open reduction and internal fixation—that he now needs to reposition and set the broken bone.
For $405, Sophat will undergo the needed surgery and also receive two weeks of hospital care, five days of post-operative care (including physiotherapy), and six follow-up appointments during the first year after surgery.
“After surgery,” says CSC, “he will be able to walk without pain and return to working as a driver.”
“I hope that I can continue to be a driver once I am healed,” shares Sophat.
