torsdag den 13. august 2009

A dream came through!

This fall, I’m going back to Tanzania and Nkoaranga Hospital with Dr. Einar Eriksen, the plastic surgeon from Norway that operated Faraja last year. Faraja’s operation was successful and today Faraja’s arm and shoulder is completely healed and she is back with her family.


Nonetheless, due to large areas with scar tissue on her upper body she will need several operations in the future, ensuring her mobility. This November Einar and I will go together to Nkoaranga Hospital where he will operate Faraja and other children with handicaps, due to both old and new burn injuries, that need reconstructive surgery.
After spending a few weeks in Tanzania I am going to visit Einar in Addis and experience Myungsung Christian Medical Center (MCM) and the burn care unit. Very exciting!

The majority of children that suffer from burn injuries in Tanzania come from poor families. The parents usually have no education, hence no income. Paying the hospital bill is therefore just about impossible for the family, resulting in the children not getting reconstructive surgery of old injuries and/or skin transplants. The lack of operation will reduce their life quality immensely.














If you want to give a donation, helping us help children with 3rd degree burns, please don’t hesitate!

Eik bank (Denmark): 6610 4804080
Skandiabanken (Norway): 9722 3042779

or send me a mail if you need further information!

Thank you!!

Nkoaranga Hospital 2008

November 2008, Dr. Einar Eriksen and I went to Nkoaranga Hospital to operate Faraja.
Faraja, a six year old girl with 3rd degree burns on 40 % of her body, urgently needed a skin transplant. In Tanzania there are no opportunities for skin transplantation. Einar, a plastic surgeon from Norway, is currently living in Ethiopia where he works at Myungsung Christian Medical Center (MCM). Here he has built up a burn care centre for children.
During our stay at Nkoaranga Hospital Einar also operated two other girls, Jessica and Gloria, that both needed reconstructive surgery.
The operations went very well and we had some wonderful and inspiring days. Together we have started a new project, Moshi Burn Care Center (MBCC), where the vision is for Tanzanian doctors to specialize in Addis Ababa at MCM under Einar’s supervision.












Che Shale - kiteferie 2008