Meet Kirungi

Kirungi from Uganda raised $199 to fund repair surgery.

Kirungi
$199
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Kirungi's treatment was fully funded on June 24, 2018.
  • Kirungi's story
  • Kirungi's update
May 31, 2018
June 25, 2018

When the surgeon was assessing Kirungi the morning of the operation, he found that Kirungi's testis were no longer in the inguinal canal. Th...

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Kirungi's Timeline

  • May 31, 2018
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Kirungi was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, SAFE Senior Program Coordinator at African Mission Healthcare

  • June 1, 2018
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Kirungi's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • June 6, 2018
    TREATMENT SCHEDULED

    Kirungi was scheduled to receive treatment at Holy Family Virika Hospital in Uganda. 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.

  • June 25, 2018
    FUNDING ENDED

    Kirungi is no longer raising funds.

  • June 25, 2018
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Kirungi's treatment did not happen. Read the update

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