Anthony is a young infant from Kenya. A few days after he was born, Anthony started experiencing pain in his lower abdominal area. Being a newborn baby, his mother did not have an idea of what was happening apart from him crying. One day while bathing him, Anthony’s mother noticed some swelling in his scrotum and it was causing him to cry with pain.
The following day, Anthony’s mother rushed him to a nearby facility for examination. The doctor prescribed him some medication, which did not prove effective. Later, Anthony developed a fever and was admitted at a different facility. While there, his mother was advised to take him to BethanyKids Hospital for review of the swollen area. There, Anthony was diagnosed with an inguinal hernia that needs surgical repair.
At BethanyKids, the family requested for financial support. Since Anthony was a pre-term baby, the family had exhausted their finances covering the cost of his delivery and nursery care. Anthony’s mother cleans clothes in an estate to support her two children. She has separated with Anthony’s father, which she shared makes it hard for her to comfortably care for their family.
Fortunately, on December 28th, Anthony will undergo hernia repair surgery at our medical partner’s care center. Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation, is requesting $444 to fund Anthony’s surgery. Once completed, this procedure will hopefully allow him to grow up healthy and live more comfortably.
Anthony’s mother shared, “Before Anthony was born, we were expecting his father’s coverage through the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to cater for his care. Now that we are separated, it is difficult for me to raise enough funds to even enroll for NHIF. As a single mother with no reliable source of income, I am not able to raise the required amount for the surgery.”
