Little girl with severe facial disfigurement admitted at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, needs help

Khadija Shu’aibu, who is suffering from what is suspected to be Noma disease needs help. Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face. The victims are mainly children caught in a vicious circle of extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition.

It usually begins with ulcers in the mouth. If the condition is detected in the early stage, progression can be prevented with use of mild antibiotics and immediate nutritional rehabilitation. If left untreated, the ulcer progress to Noma at an alarming pace.

Below is the full report as shared by photo journalist Sani Maikatanga:

“This is Khadija Shu’aibu who is currently admitted at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano State.

The patient was admitted about 2 weeks ago on account of severe facial disfigument secondary to cancurum oris. They are from a very low socio economic status as eating is a serious problem. They have exhusted all they have.

They currently owe about 45000 to the hospital.

They currently want discharge but can’t get it because of the money they have to pay.Moreover patient is not stable and convulsing. She is severely malnurished.

Khadija is in need of our financial support let us donate no matter how little its and put smile to her face. You may wish to go directly to her bed side and do the donation or you may put it into the account bellow. Thank you for your concern, humanitarian activities is my duty, your duty, her duty not government alone.
LET’S PUT A SMILE ON THIS INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL…. The address is FSSW second cubicle on the left and 1st bed.

forward it to
Smile Mission Health Care account no. 1019335868 UBA. Or call this number for more information 08035938906… Thank you”