Protecting the Health of Colombian Orphans

Antonio is 8 months old and is part of the foster home program in CRAN. Upon admission, our team of professionals decided to start a medical and nutritional process to increase his weight and height.

When Antonio was born, he was in a hospital for 10 days due to his low weight, lack of prenatal care, risk of infection and poor health condition in general.

Through our network of health providers and some agreements with other institutions, Antonio received medical assessment and was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a condition that keeps food from being absorbed.

Since then, CRAN has given Antonio appropriate medicines and nutritional supplements to treat his condition and to improve his nutritional stability and overall health.

In CRAN we work to reestablish the rights of our children and adolescents. We have a team of professionals who are constantly ensuring that our children achieve physical and mental stability, so that they can grow healthy and happy.

Thanks to you, and with the commitment of the family in his foster home, we have been able to give to Antonio the medical attention, love and the care that he needs.

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In CRAN our children are the stars. More than 80 professionals work here to make sure that these little ones have loving environments, where they can fully exercise their rights and be happy.

Today, we want to tell you the story of Javier, one of our little ones. Javier has received special care due to his health condition. This 3-year-old boy arrived at CRAN when he was just a little baby. He lived first in a foster home, but currently lives at our temporary home.

Through the public health network, Javier has received specialized attention for his chronic disease. Only during the last year he has been hospitalized five times. Every time one of our children leaves CRAN for a medical appointment or an emergency there is always at least one professional who goes with the child, but in cases like Javier's, 4 people work in shifts, 24 hours a day, to take care of the child in the hospital. Additionally, Delia, our nurse, is constantly monitoring health condition of our children with the help of a nursing assistant when required, but she is also responsible for processing all the requirements to get the medical attention and the medicines that Javier and all of our children need.

But looking after our children's health doesn't only involve nurses, doctors, assistants and medicines. Taking care of the heatlh of Javier and all of our children also means to watch over the food they eat, how they eat it and when they eat it to provide them with the best nutrition possible. Patricia, our nutritionist, designs a meal plan for our children according to their nutritional status and requirements.

Thanks to your contribution through GlobalGiving, Javier and all of our children receive today the love, care and attention they need.

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