Immaculate is a 22-year-old farmer from Uganda. She and her husband are expecting to deliver their baby but due to previous health complications and challenges accessing pre-natal care, her doctors recommend that she deliver via a Cesarean section to ensure the safety of both mother and child. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is helping Immaculate undergo a C-Section on March 1st. This procedure will cost $207 and Immaculate needs your support. Immaculate says, ‘’Thank you, donors, for putting a smile of hope on my face. I have high hopes of having a safe surgery and I know I will receive a live baby. May God bless every one of you. I will be able to continue with my usual activities of farming and later I set up a grocery shop.’’

Blandina is a mother of five children. She and her husband farm together. Blandina likes singing and enjoys eating maize porridge with fish and rice with milk. Blandina noticed some swelling on her neck, causing her bouts of pain. During her visit at Partners in Hope Medical Center, she was diagnosed with Euthyroid Multinodular Goiter and was told she needed a thyroidectomy, a procedure where surgeons will remove part or all of her thyroid to help address pain and difficulty breathing. Blandina is scheduled for surgery on February 27th and our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare, is requesting $1,015 for the procedure. Blandina said, "The surgical operation will help me go back home and rejoin my family and community and continue enjoying life."

Voeun is a 63-year-old mother of five from a rural area of Cambodia. She lives with her husband, three of her children, and one grandchild. Her other two children already moved out of home, and they help support the family by working as truck drivers. Prior to her accident, Voeun worked alongside her husband, farming corn and potatoes. She loves playing with her grandchild and cooking for her family. In March this year, Voeun fell from the stairs in her home and broke her left hip. Since then, she has been experiencing chronic pain, unable to walk, sit, or sleep comfortably. She was seen by a traditional healer in her village, but her condition did not improve. Voeun traveled five hours to seek treatment at our medical partner, Children's Surgical Centre (CSC) in Phnom Penh. On April 26th, she will undergo a hemi-arthroplasty surgical procedure, to address her fractured femoral head and repair her hip joint. Surgery and physiotherapy will alleviate pain and help Voeun walk again. Voeun is able to contribute $100 towards the cost of her treatment and needs help raising $544 more to fund the procedure. Voeun says, "I hope that after treatment, I will return to work, support my family, and help in taking care of my grandchild."