Baby Mohammed
"He was in so much pain: I had to give up work to take care of him."
Two-year old Mohammed was a healthy, happy boy until he developed a sharp pain in his stomach. His mother rushed him to a local hospital where she was told that her son could not be treated.
Standing in the overcrowded hospital with her poorly son in her arms, a doctor tried to explain to her why they couldn't help. There was no surgeon available, no anaesthetist, no tools, no time and no capacity.
Quite simply - there was
With his condition worsening by the hour, there was thankfully an option - to take Mohammed to the University Hospital Centre of Treichville in Abidian, a large district hospital in Côte d'Ivoire 200km away with a dedicated paediatric facility.
The Operating Table that Mo needed. This had been installed by Kids Operating Room.
Mohammed underwent life-saving surgery on the state-of-the-art Operating Table. Without this dedicated Kids Operating Room facility. Mohammed's story would have been very different - and the outcome would have been devastating for him and his family.
"I'm so grateful for the operation and excellent care Mohammed received," his mother said. "Like every parent, I just want to see him living a happy, normal life."
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