Cairo, Egypt's capital, is home to thousands of Sudanese who have fled the bloody civil war in their own country. These refugees cannot rely on support from the Egyptian government and have little access to medical care. Together with a number of churches in Cairo, the Nile Valley Foundation makes medical aid possible. Food is also distributed through these local churches every Sunday to the refugees who have no means of livelihood.
Babaker and Emmanuel are examples of patients treated through this project could be helped.
Walking with crutches
Amin Jarad Babaker (pictured above) was hit by a city taxi on the street and broke his hip. For more than a year, Amin could not be helped for that because his parents could not pay the doctor's bill. As soon as he entered the project, he went to the hospital. The doctor's diagnosis was not mild: 'curved deformity of the knees, dislocation and erosion of the left femur joint; he needs a thigh cleaning and a resection of the femur.'
Babaker underwent surgery and physiotherapy. The muscles in his legs had deteriorated to such an extent that it was difficult to say to what extent he would ever be able to walk again. Thanks in part to physiotherapy, his weight gradually increased, the bedsores healed and his bones healed. He will never again be able to walk without crutches, but he can now move around independently.
Under the circumstances, Babaker is doing well and he has hope again. And yet you think: if only he had come right after his accident!
Recovery on eight high
Emmanuel David Dan fell and broke his ankle. The fracture needed surgery, but Emmanuel had no money for that. He is a father of two and lives with his family on the eighth floor of a building without a lift. Resting was out of the question and his symptoms got worse. Thanks to the project, he was able to have surgery after all. He tells his story in the video below.
