Success story
Afrin
May 2011
Name
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Afrin
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Age
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2
years
|
Sex
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Female
|
Medical
Problem
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Birth
Ashphyxia
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Status
|
Discharged
|
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Link
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Case Background
Afrin is the daughter of Mrs. Balkis
Banu and Mr. Abdhyar. She was born on the 8th of May, 2011 at Cheyyar Government Hospital, Thiruvannamalai.
Mr. Abdhyar works as a
farmer for daily wages. He earns about Rs.150 to 200 per day and is the only
earning member of the family. Afrin was born with a
problem called Birth Asphyxia. It is the medical condition resulting from deprivation of oxygen to
a newborn infant that lasts long enough during the birth process to cause
physical harm, usually to the brain. Hypoxic can cause damage to most of the
body’s vital organs like the heart, lungs, liver, gut and kidneys but brain damage is the
most critical and most often cause damages that are difficult to be completely
healed. In some cases, the infant will survive but with damage to the brain such
as developmental delay, intellectual disability or spasticity.
Afrin was treated at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) with ventilator
support in Cheyyar Government Hospital but there was hardly any improvement in
her health. Due to the critical nature of her illness, her parents were advised
to shift the child to a private hospital.
Ekam’s Involvement
The doctors are Cheyyar GH also understood the economic
background of the child’s parents and therefore approached Ekam Foundation for
medical help. Soon, the child was admitted to Sooriya Private Hospital’s NICU
where she received ventilator support and medications for 32 days. Ekam
arranged for the medical expenses of the child. The child was finally
discharged with good health conditions on the 17th of June 2011.
Current Status
Afrin is now two
years old and living happy with her family.
Ekam Contact
Name : Mr.Charles
Designation : Patient Welfare Officer
Telephone
Number : 7299002848
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