Bumo is a 10-year-old boy from Ethiopia who enjoys playing with his friends. Bumo was born with a congenital anomaly called epispadias, or an abnormal placement of the urethral opening.
The condition affects both Bumo and his parents psychologically and socially. His parents worry that he is different from other kids and are concerned that, without treatment, Bumo may not be able to have children.
Treatment for Bumo is epispadias repair, a procedure that will ultimately enable normal urination and prevent urinary tract infections.
Bumo’s parents are farmers whose income is insufficient to feed the family. Unfortunately, this year’s harvest is low due to last year’s rainfall shortage, worsening their financial status. As a result, they cannot afford to pay for the surgery that Bumo needs.
$1,105 pays for Bumo’s surgery as well as his hospital stay, lab tests, medicine, and imaging.
“I always worried about his condition but because of my financial problem,” shares Bumo’s father, “Because I can’t afford the bill for the treatment required, he could not get the treatment until now. I hope now this problem will be gone.”