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Children In Need
Mubariz - 3 years old - retinal detachment, calcification in his right his eye, lymph cancer
Mubariz was born in Takhar province, Afghanistan.
Mubariz’s father is persecuted by the de facto Taliban and being hiding since last year of August due to his former occupation at the previous government. His support to the American Forces allows him to apply for Special Immigration Visa, which is under process at the US Embassy in Islamabad. The family was dislocated to Pakistan due to the security risk. The estimated time of the visa process is unknown.
However, Mubariz has not much time left until the cancer spread to other part of his lymph system and reaching the next level where there will be no hope for successful treatment.
They are under the care of an international organisation which is providing shelter and food in Pakistan but has no financial capacity to provide lifesaving treatment for Mubariz.
Mubariz has a retinal detachment and calcification, plus lymph node enlargements, cancer. He needs surgery to repair his eye and after receiving chemo therapy.
The surgery and the chemo therapy is urgent and can be performed in a private hospital in Pakistan. The family has a temporary status in Pakistan which is not providing the right for them to use public hospitals.
Bibi Hawa - 3 years old - Tetralogy of Fallot
Bibi Hawa was born in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
In her early age, she lost her father, she lives with her mother Zainab, her sister Asma and with her grandmother. The family has no living male family member which made them become homeless. They lived on the street of Helmand, begging for food.
Bibi Hawa was born with a heart condition, called Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). It is a birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart. It happens when a baby's heart does not form correctly as the baby grows and develops in the mother's womb during pregnancy. When Bibi Hawa is laughing, running or crying, she turns cyanotic because of her heart condition. Her body is lack of oxygen-rich blood.
Tetralogy of Fallot must be repaired with open-heart surgery, either soon after birth or later in infancy. The goal of surgery is to repair the four defects of Tetralogy of Fallot so the heart can work as normally as possible. Repairing the defects can greatly improve a child's health and quality of life.
Currently, the family is under the care of one of the charity organisation, they provide a room for them in Kabul.
OUR GOAL: is to raise funds for her open-heart surgery in Afghanistan.
Fawzia (altered name due to security risk) - 11 months old - ASD, PDA heart defect
"Fawzia" was born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Her father is persecuted by the de facto Taliban and being hiding since last year of August due to his former occupation at the previous government. Since then, the family is hiding, living in fear daily, has no income.
They belong to an evacuation team but the organization is not able to cover the heart surgery of "Fawzia". She was diagnosed with Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA).
An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the heart between the upper chambers (atria). The hole increases the amount of blood that flows through the lungs. The condition is present at birth (congenital heart defect).
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent opening between the two major blood vessels leading from the heart. The opening (ductus arteriosus) is a normal part of a baby's circulatory system in the womb that usually closes shortly after birth. If it remains open, it's called a patent ductus arteriosus.
"Fawzia" has frequently respiratory and/or lung infections and difficulties to breathe. Regarding the latest medical check, the hole is not closing in her heart, she must have open-heart surgery.
Her family receiving food from an evacuation organization, they have no money to pay for the surgery or even for the medicines.
OUR GOAL: is to raise funds for her open-heart surgery in Afghanistan.
Jibrahil - 8 months old - Perimembranous VSD Bidirectional Shunt
Jibrahil was born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Jibrahil's both parents worked as journalists before the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Most of the journalist have lost their jobs due to repression of the media by the current regime in Afghanistan. The family has no income, they receive food donation from charity organisations.
Jibrahil was born with a heart defect, VSD. A VSD is an opening in the dividing wall between the two lower chambers of the heart. He has a large opening which did not close down and he needs heart surgery.
He is short of breath and when he is crying, he turn cyanotic.
OUR GOAL: is to raise funds for her heart surgery in Afghanistan.
Amanullah – 11 years old – Ependymoma, Central Nervous System Tumour
One year ago Amanullah was diagnosed with Ependymoma. Due to the humanitarian crisis and the lack of professionals in the public healthcare system in Afghanistan, his parents took him to Pakistan, hoping that their son will get tumour removal surgery. The costs of the surgery were too expensive to the family, they returned to Afghanistan.
The parents sold everything what they had, including the house where they lived. Still, the money is not enough for covering the costs of the surgery in a private hospital in Kabul.
Amanullah is suffering from strong headaches, dizziness, vomiting and nausea.
Our goal: is to raise funds for his tumour removal surgery
