Two-year-old Otto lives with his parents in Uganda. His parents work as subsistence farmers and grow only enough food to meet the needs of the family.
Recently, Otto was involved in a domestic accident that left him with severe burns, shares our medical partner, The Kellermann Foundation. They explain, “Otto fell into a pot of soup his mother was cooking and has been burned severely on his left side from his head to his stomach.”
Burns constitute the second most common cause of trauma-related deaths worldwide. For burn victims who do survive, the next question becomes whether they will be able to return to society as normal, productive people given the high chance of decreased mobility from burn scar contractures. In developing countries where there is a lack of access to surgical care, this question is even more prevalent.
For $685, Otto will undergo the surgery and receive the post-surgical treatment he needs to make a full recovery. The treatment will result in reduced scarring to the burned area, and will prevent the possibility of an infection.
“God bless you for the help,” shares Otto’s parents. “We could not afford to pay for treatment without this help.”