Baguma is a 48-year-old salesman from Uganda. He is married and a father to five children, with one son and four daughters who all are still in school studying at different levels. He studied hard, completed his senior four, and later joined an agricultural school where he studied farming and animal husbandry. Baguma currently earns a living from a where he works as a salesman at an agro-pharmacy and he is paid on a commission basis. He also does some agriculture where he grows food crops for his family’s consumption because his job does not pay well enough to meet his family’s needs.
Since two years ago, Baguma has had an inguinal scrotal hernia. This hernia causes him pain and if not treated, he may suffer intestinal tissue obstruction and damage. Fortunately, on September 8th, he will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner’s care center.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $230 to fund Baguma’s surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow him to live more comfortably and confidently.
Baguma shared with us: “I hope to get well after my surgery is done. I will be able to continue with my job and maybe resume with farming after I have completely recovered.”