Kobugabe from Uganda raised $240 to fund a thyroidectomy.

Kobugabe
$240
raised
$0
to go
Fully funded
Kobugabe's treatment was fully funded on October 27, 2019.
  • Kobugabe's story
  • Kobugabe's update
October 7, 2019
October 27, 2019

Kobugabe did not undergo a thyroidectomy.

Kobugabe was treated at her different facility after her condition worsened....

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Kobugabe's Timeline

  • October 7, 2019
    PROFILE SUBMITTED

    Kobugabe was submitted by Joan Kadagaya, Curative Medical Support Program-Partner Representative at African Mission Healthcare.

  • October 8, 2019
    TREATMENT SCHEDULED

    Kobugabe was scheduled to receive treatment at Karoli Lwanga Hospital, Nyakibale in Uganda. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.

  • October 15, 2019
    PROFILE PUBLISHED

    Kobugabe's profile was published to start raising funds.

  • October 27, 2019
    FUNDING ENDED

    Kobugabe is no longer raising funds.

  • October 27, 2019
    TREATMENT UPDATE

    Kobugabe's treatment did not happen. Read the update.

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