AFLK Monthly Report –

March 2012

AFLK Bourse – FANN Hospital

• 26 patients taken in charge in January 2012• 22 for Hydrocephalus – 2 for Cancer• 18 Valves bought – 1 Surgery Financed – 3

Scanners realized – 1 Ultrasound • AFLK Bourse for FANN Hospital is 1500000

FCFA – 1500000 FCFA was Spent so far – 0FCFA is Remaining

AFLK Bourse – FANN Hospital

AFLK Bourse – FANN Hospital

AFLK Bourse – Tamba Hospital

• 122 patients taken in charge since January 2012

• 83 for Analysis and Prescriptions – 13 Surgery Financed – 11 Scanners realized – 7 Ultrasound

• AFLK Bourse for FANN Hospital is 2,437,869 FCFA – 2,056,221 FCFA was Spent so far – 381,648 FCFA is Remaining

AFLK Bourse – Tamba Hospital

AFLK Bourse – General Information

• Mouskeba: • Mouskeba is a child of 3.5 years old who has been supported

for a macrocrania associated with headache and vomiting. • The scanner showed a hydrocephalus. The AFLK Fund

helped to buy the valve on 27/12/2011.

• Unfortunately after installation of the valve occurred an infectious syndrome because of leakage of cerebrospinal fluid.

• Mouskeba was made up of antibiotic treatment for 23 days.With the improvement ofsymptoms, it has benefited a second valve on 07/02/2012.

• The second operation has given a second infectious episode which pushes doctors to make a removal of the drain and to entrust Mouskeba to pediatricians for better management of meningitis.

Mouskeba remains hospitalized in children’s hospital at Fann

AFLK Bourse – General Information

• Mame : Mame is a girl of 45 days. Her mother is originally from the religious city of Touba where she lives with her mother and the other two wives of her step father. The mother came to Dakar far from her family to hide her pregnancy and give birth in total discretion. Why? Because the baby's father is the current husband of her mother, her stepfather. Afraid of the consequences, she decided to get rid of the baby. Unfortunately, the baby was born with hydrocephalus and presented to Amy Gaye social assistance, the baby has been supported by the AFLK fund. The good news, Mame is doing very well; the surgery was a success. The bad news, the mother still wants to get rid off the baby.

AFLK Bourse – General Information

• Serigne: He is a twin baby who was born with spina bifida. He got surgery just after birth, he developed hydrocephalus. Although he has taken care by the Fund AFLK with the purchase of a valve, his family still have financial difficulties to deal with the purchase of prescriptions.

• Serigne comes from a poor family whose father fled responsibilities and worst he just abandoned his mom and the other children.Since one month the valve is malfunctioning. He had a new surgery and is still hospitalized in the neurosurgery.

AFLK Bourse – General Information

• Triplets:– The triplets have been recommended by Sister Valentine, who is the cook of St. Anne's School. The mother, unemployed and father

handyman are from Dakar. Parents do not earn enough revenue to feed the triplets.

They started by asking help at the maternal grandmother who lives at 80 km from Dakar - Thies . The grandmother oriented the mother to the clinic of St. Anne. Once there, the triplets were ausculted by Sister Jeanne who is in charge of the health center.The clinic has limited resources and Sister Jeanne had not the financial and material to support the triplets. She asked help to Sister Elise, director of the St. Anne School.

Sister Elise in emergency contacts all possible donors including AFLK to get help for triplets. With the donation of AFLK, sister Jeanne was able to buy milk and cover the needs of first necessity.Parents wishing to return to Dakar, children have been in touch with the clinic partner who is committed to follow up on the triplets and use remaining funds for medical monitoring and feeding.

AFLK Bourse – Dispensary of Derkle

• Dispensary of Derkle:Sister Celestine in the process of manufacturing the flour

AFLK Bourse – Koar School

• - Activity report of the first social mobilization of the School of Koar

• Subjects:– Awareness on the importance of education– Marriage and Early Pregnancy – Miscellaneous topics – The presentation of the evolution of the number of students

AFLK Bourse – Koar School

AFLK Bourse – Sinthian School

• - Activity report of the first social mobilization of the School of Sinthian

• Subjects:– Raise awareness on activities outside school – The fight against failure at school – Reduce the repetition rate of students – The presentation of the evolution of the number of students

AFLK Bourse – Sinthian School