Medical Support
BACKGROUND
When there's no safety net, a simple illness can become a crisis
In much of the world, falling ill means calling a doctor. In developing nations, it means making a choice between medicine or food, treatment or rent. There is no free healthcare, no prescription support, no safety net. For families already stretched thin, a sick child isn't just heartbreaking. It's financially devastating.
We fund essential treatments, cover emergency medical costs, and connect vulnerable individuals with healthcare they would otherwise never be able to afford. Because no child should go without medication simply because their family can't find the money.
That is what we are here to address.
Mass's Story
Mass is four years old and a student at Orchard House.
He lives with his mother, father and siblings, a short distance outside the city of Sukuta. His mother does what she can; small trades, odd jobs to keep the family going. His father used to work as a driver but is now out of work and struggling to find a new job.
Mass has autism, epilepsy and significant muscle weakness. He can't move his arms or legs independently, can't feed himself, and still needs nappies.
He needs daily medication to control his epilepsy and support his brain development. It isn't expensive by Western standards, only £60 for 3 months. But for his family, it was out of reach. When money ran short, the medication stopped. And when the medication stopped, Mass suffered, having epileptic fits 3 times a day for up to an hour at a time.
With your kind donations, we can support Mass and others with access to life changing medicine.
It is a small intervention, but the difference it makes is not small at all.
