Urgent Medical Saves and Changes Lives in Kenya

Treating people for malaria is so commonplace these days throughout Kenya, we often tend to forget how deadly this diagnosis can be.

Thanks to you, supporters of Olalo of Hope’s urgent medical program, we have the funds available to cover the cost of testing for the disease as well as the antibiotics needed for treatment. The cost for this at local hospitals ranges from $20-$30.

People unable to get tested and treated because of a lack of funds, can experience serious consequences, including death. Testing and treatment are imperative!

The area in Kenya where Olalo of Hope serves is a high-risk area for malaria-carrying mosquitos. Thanks to you, our generous donors, many residents, from babies to older adults, have been tested and treated over the years.

In other areas throughout Kenya, there is a shortage of the medication needed to treat malaria.  The article included with this report talks of the death of a young student and fears of additional fatalities due to this shortage and an increase in mosquitos carrying this disease.

 The area in which we serve has not been affected by the lack of medication and we continue, with your support, to see testing and treatment done locally for those in need. 

Thank you for your gracious support. 
Thank you for saving lives!

Merry Broughal
Olalo of Hope-Kenya

Links:

• Malaria Carrying Mosquitos Causing Deaths

A Young Man’s Life Saved….

Just last month we learned of a 19-year-old young man who had swelling of his leg just below his knee.  The swelling increased almost daily and the pain in his leg was beginning to become unbearable.

Thanks to your support to Olalo of Hope-Kenya’s urgent medical project, your gifts helped cover some of the costs we incurred traveling from hospital to hospital, the multiple CT-scans, MRI’s, x-rays and many doctor consultations.

Ultimately it was determined he had an extremely aggressive type of bone cancer.  This caused the doctors to move quickly and his leg was amputated to save his life.  He will begin chemotherapy in a few months.

The evening just after his surgery, he called to thank everyone for helping him.  We couldn’t believe he would contact us especially so soon following surgery!  He was so grateful and thankful that the excruciating pain he had been experiencing was gone and finally he would be able to sleep.

It is going to be a long and tough road for his young man to navigate, but he has a strong will to thrive and recover. 

Your gifts to Olalo have played a large part in saving his life.  Thank you for your faithful support! Because of you, lives in Oyugis Kenya are impacted!

Nyasaye Ogwedhu!

Merry Broughal
Olalo of Hope-Kenya