Blessing is a five-month-old boy from Tanzania. He developed a right inguinal hernia, and his parents brought him to our medical partner’s hospital, Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre. There, Blessing underwent a hernia repair surgery on November 10. This procedure will prevent the development of any complications, including hernia strangulation.
Blessing’s father is a farmer, and he cannot afford the $610 treatment cost. He told doctors he was considering borrowing money from friends to pay for his son’s treatment. His face lit up when he learned about Watsi.
“I had no means to pay for treatment,” he says, “I am glad I found you.”