Meet Francis, a 55-year-old man from Kenya with a wife and four children.
“Francis comes from one of the most rural areas of Kenya,” says our medical partner, the African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). Francis works as a laborer for the local city council, while his wife is a subsistence farmer.
“On 8th July this year, Francis fell, sustaining a fracture of the left leg. He went to the hospital and the surgeon prescribed an ORIF [open reduction and internal fixation] to be done to fix the bones,” says the AMHF. Francis’ family’s income is not sufficient to cover the cost of the surgery, and if the fracture is not treated, Francis’ leg will never heal properly.
For $1,125, we can fund the ORIF—a procedure in which a surgeon makes an incision to reach the bones and then moves them back into their normal position. Metal screws, plates, sutures, or rods are then placed on the bone to keep it in place while it heals. Funding will also cover lab costs, two weeks in the hospital, and ten days of physical therapy.
Our medical partner expects that after the treatment, “the bones will unite and Francis will be able to use his leg again. Francis will be able to work and support his family.”
Francis shares, “I am the hope of my family, therefore, I really hope that Watsi will assist me to be operated on. I hope my surgery will be successful.”
