CASE STUDY: BURNED CHILD

During the visit to the Mandera South Sub-County referral Hospital, we encountered a boy aged 7 years old burnt when he fall inside the animal excretion/ dug that was burning with the rubbish in the vicinity. His both hands and legs were burnt beyond recognition. He was rushed from Wargadud division to Mandera South referral Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment.

We heard the wail of the cry and made a rush inside one of the wards. A nurse was attending to the child's wounds. In the presence of his mother, we shared the pain this family was undergoing. We looked on as the stressful mother shrink with tearful eyes. After enquiring more about their situation, she further went to share with me the eminent challenges they were facing. They lack the support from anyone except the Hospital.
Below is the photo of the young boy innocently suffering from both flowing air and high temperature at Northern Kenya as it both causes pain as the wounds are raw and uncovered without a layer of skin.
The volunteers learned the agony sick and vulnerable people encounter and the way they find it hard to provide assistance after the medical help!

Activity date: 21 August 2015