My diary entry from May 2017 when we were in Erbil, Iraq. The female doctor takes us through the hospital complex to a separate, run down building where most of the rooms are empty. As we walk through the grounds, many family groups of people sit in the garden, on mats and carpeting, holding their … Continue reading MUHAMMED – returned to Mosul

Yasir was a very sick 9 year old boy when we learnt of the 17mm stone in his kidney.    Darya, our pharmacist friend organised to transport Yasir, his mother and younger siblings from the camp to hospital in Erbil.  Darya then organised the necessary paperwork, xrays, tests, blood, bought the pharmacutical items, food and … Continue reading YASIR – Successful Surgery

Muhamed sustained shrapnel in his buttock in air strikes in Mosul in March 2017. He  was in constant pain and not sleeping well when Darya, our pharmacist friend, contacted me to ask if Operation Hope could fund the surgery required to remove the shrapnel. Funds from the Operation Hope Christmas appeal paid for the USD700 surgery. … Continue reading MUHAMED – Surgery successful

Four year old Khthir required abdominal surgery, but when having an xray before the operation it was discovered he also had a hernia. Donations to Operation Hope funded life saving surgery in mid December 2017 costing USD600. Khthir has now been discharged from hospital and returned to the camps for IDPs (Internally Displaced People) located … Continue reading KHTHIR – surgery successful

Update 27 March, 2018 Darya Mustafa is organising pre operative tests for Shayma so that she can undergo urgent retinal transplantation surgery in Erbil.  We are so grateful to a private donor in Erbil who has funded this operation that will save Shayma’s eyesight. Urgent Update 10 February, 2018 Shayma desperately requires a retinal transplantation … Continue reading SHAYMA