Partners In Health "Dr. Neo Tapela" for Thursday, 20 November 2014
Kachonga Dieu Merci spent eight months battling a fever and jaundice with no relief, and no physician could tell him or his mother why.
The 11-year-old's mother knew he deserved better. The pair traveled from their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo to the public, PIH-supported Butaro Cancer Center in rural Rwanda. Doctors diagnosed Kachonga with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that is curable—but is often a death sentence in the developing world.
Cancer care shouldn't be a luxury reserved for those who can afford it—You can help make sure that high-quality care is available for people like Kachonga.
Kachonga has completed his treatment, which included six cycles of chemotherapy. His fever and jaundice have resolved, and he is back home with his family today.
Together with partners including Rwanda's Ministry of Health and the Butaro team, we didn't give up on Kachonga—and we won't give up on our belief that cancer should never be a death sentence simply because a patient comes from a poor part of the world, where nearly 70% of cancer-related deaths occur.
Help keep up the fight for quality health care for all, from routine vaccinations to complex cancer treatments:
http://act.pih.org/cancer-care
Thank you for helping,
Neo
Dr. Neo Tapela
Director of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
Partners In Health, Rwanda |
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