Elikadi is a farmer, and was carrying his tea leaves to a collection site. It was a wet afternoon and he slid and fell badly. After the fall, Elikadi went to traditional bone setters, and was referred to a hospital where he got surgery. He was told that after the physical therapy he would be better, but instead nothing has changed. He has had a stiff elbow for four months.
Elikadi is a 35-year-old man from Uganda. He is married, and with his wife they have three children.
Since the incident, he has been unable to work. This has caused him to change the school that his children were attending, as at the moment he can’t afford to pay the fees for private school.
Amidst this pain, Elikadi feels joy when he listens to his children discussing the new things they have learned at school.
Elikadi needs surgery—open reduction and internal fixation—to re-position and set the elbow to enable proper healing. Without treatment, “the pain will persist and there is a risk of a permanent bone disability in Elikadi’s elbow,” explains Watsi’s medical partner, The Kellermann Foundation (KF).
Funding covers the surgery that Elikadi needs, and the cost of his hospital care, including imaging, blood tests, pain relief medicine, antibiotics, and physical therapy. The treatment will cost $429.
“It is expected that after the treatment, Elikadi will have easy mobility and will be relieved of the pain,” says KF. “He will be able to work and earn a living.”
After the surgery and recovery, Elikadi hopes to continue working and take his children to a better school. “I thank everyone that is supporting my hospital bills,” Elikadi shares. “These people supporting us do not know us, and yet share their resources with us.”
