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Muhimbili chips in to help boy ravaged by weird disease
Muhimbili chips in to help boy ravaged by weird disease
A SIXTEEN-YEAR old boy, Shukuru Kisonga, who suffers
from a strange disease, which requires him to consume two litres of milk, three
quarters of a kilogramme of sugar and a litre of cooking oil per day for
survival, has been admitted to Muhimbili National Hospital for treatment.
For several days
now, a video clip of the boy’s mother has been going viral on social media,
describing Shukuru’s weird illness and difficulties the parent faces due to the
problem. MNH Spokesman, Mr Aminiel Eligaesha told journalists in Dar es Salaam,
yesterday that the boy was received by the hospital on Tuesday.
“Shukuru and his
mother arrived here on Tuesday at around 6pm from Tunduru District in Ruvuma
Region and he was immediately admitted. Samples of his blood were taken at our
emergency unit, the same day,” said Mr Eligaesha.
He noted that
following reports describing the boy’s illness, he got an order to find him by
any means and admit him to the hospital.
“The reports
described the boy’s survival on consuming certain types of foods and things,
therefore, due to the child’s right to life and importance in the community,
the order required me to look for him by any means,” noted the Spokesperson.
He, however, pointed
out that the child is currently admitted to Mwaisela Ward, where he is being
closely monitored by the hospital’s various specialists.
“The cost of the
child’s treatment will be covered by the hospital, meaning that the mother will
not spend anything,” he observed.
According to
Shukuru’s mother, Mwanabibi Mtete, who described the illness as strange and
unknown said that the child was born normal until April 10, 2001, when the
sickness began.
“The problem first
emerged as normal fevers and went on for a while until it developed to what it
is today,” said Mtete.
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