Meet Dejeneba, a 26-year-old wife and mother of three living in Mali. Her husband works as a motorbike repair person and she used to wash clothing to earn money.
Dejeneba can no longer work because of a growing infected ulcer on her right leg. Before visiting our partner, Project Muso, she sought care with a traditional healer who applied various mixtures to her wound, but the infection continues to worsen and is now in a severe state.
“Deep skin infections like this can spread if untreated into the blood stream and lead to septic shock,” explains our medical partner, Project Muso. “Definitive treatment will enable Djeneba to return to work and return to caring for her children.”
Her husband’s income is not enough to cover the basic needs of their children and pay for consistent care for Djeneba’s wound. For $686, Dejeneba will receive lower extremity ulcer care which will prevent the wound from progressing further and allow her to continue with her daily life.
“Djeneba and her husband hope that she will be able to receive definitive treatment so that she can return to her work washing clothes to support her family,” says Project Muso. “And, so that she can better care for her children.”