Aiyd is 14 months old and lives with his family in a tent at the Khazir camp located 25kms east of Mosul. He has a congenital disorder in the urinary system called a midshaft hypospadias. He needs surgery to restore normal function and appearance. The surgery is now urgent because he has constant inflammation of his … Continue reading AIYD
Month: January 2018
Pain medication
Update February, 2018 I have been assured by the Doctor in the Khazir camp that this patient has now been supplied with regular pain medication to help cope with the immense pain he has been experiencing. This man sustained major damage to his humerous in an airstrike in Mosul. The shattered pieces of his … Continue reading Pain medication
RAMI – second set of injections funded
Update 16 February, 2018 We are so grateful that the USD510 needed for the injections for Rami was donated in full. Rami will be admitted to Nanakali hospital in Erbil and have the injections administered hopefully on Sunday 18 February. Thank you to all our donors and to Darya Mustafa who is overseeing and coordinating … Continue reading RAMI – second set of injections funded
YONIS – free surgery organised in Mosul
Update Monday 19 February: News has been received that Yonis required two injections rather than surgery and is now recovering well in Mosul. Update Monday 12 February: Yonis moved out of the camp back to Mosul with his family last week. In the meantime we have managed to get Yonis referred to a doctor in … Continue reading YONIS – free surgery organised in Mosul
ABDULMALIK
Brave little Abdulmalik was set to undergo a 6 – 7 hour operation today to use skin from his stomach to repair his damaged arm. The plastic surgeon has just advised that he wants to postpone the surgery for 2 more weeks to allow the skin on his arm to heal further before attempting the … Continue reading ABDULMALIK
RAFAA – surgery completed
Rafaa is a 46 year old widow who lives in the Hassan Sham U3 camp located 25 miles east of Mosul. She has six dependent children , 2 girls and 4 boys. She was recently transported to a hospital in Erbil and after taking tests and xrays it was decided that she required surgery for axillary … Continue reading RAFAA – surgery completed