This young girl Khadija Shu'aibu is suffering from facial disfigurement called Noma disease. She is currently admitted at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.
Noma(cancrum oris) is a putrid infection that affects the victim's face and is associated with high mortality
The victims are mainly children under the age of 12 living in extreme poverty and malnutrition.
This is the report posted by a photo jounalist Sani Maikatanga.
"This is Khadija Shu'aibu who is currently admitted at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State.
The patient was admitted about 2 weeks ago on account of severe facial disfigument secondary to cancurum oris. They
are from a very low socio economic status as eating is a serious problem. They have exhusted all they have.
They currently owe about 45000 to the hospital. They currently want discharge but can't get it because of the money they have to pay. Moreover patient is not stable and convulsing. She is severely malnurished.
Khadija is in need of our financial support let us donate no matter how little its and put smile to her face. You may wish to go directly to her bed side and do the donation or you may put it into the account bellow.
Thank you for your concern, humanitarian activities is my duty, your duty, her duty not
government alone.
LET'S PUT A SMILE ON THIS INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL.... The address is FSSW second cubicle on the left and 1st bed.
Forward it to Smile Mission Health Care account no. 1019335868 UBA. Or call this number for more information 08035938906... Thank you".
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