November 20, 2013
Nalit is a seven-year-old from Tanzania who works at a supermarket as a storekeeper to help her parents cover the cost of her school fees. She doesn’t earn quite enough to cover both her tuition and her everyday needs, but she says she, “would like to finish my primary education and continue with secondary school!”
Nalit is the youngest kid in her family and the only girl out of four children. Aside from the financial strain, going to school is made even more difficult for her because of pain in her knee caused by chronic osteomyelitis, a bone infection that is weakening and slowly eating her right femur bone away.
For $700, we can help pay for a sequestrectomy, a procedure that removes the fragment of infected bone from the healthy bone, plus antibiotic beads which will reduce infection and improve healing of the femur.
Let’s help Nalit get the surgery she needs so she can continue to pursue her education!
Nalit is a seven-year-old from Tanzania who works at a supermarket as a storekeeper to help her parents cover the cost of her school fees. S...
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February 12, 2015
Nalit received surgery to treat a bone infection in her right femur.
The sequestrectomy, removal of the infected bone, was a great success! The doctors report that after complete recovery, Nalit will no longer be at risk of permanent fracture and will be able to walk properly. Nalit is a hard-working young girl, helping support her family by working in a supermarket at just seven-years-old! Thank you for helping this well-deserving girl receive high-quality health care.
“I am thankful for the way I am progressing so far. I am hopeful that I will be able to walk without difficulties,” Nalit told our medical partners.
The sequestrectomy, removal of the infected bone, was a great success! The doctors report that after complete recovery, Nalit will no longer...
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