Published : 14-01-2021
The father of a Palestinian child from Syria called Joud has appealed to the international Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations, among other international humanitarian institutions, to help him secure funds needed to treat his preterm infant.
The father, displaced from Syria’s Yarmouk Camp and currently taking shelter in the Turkish province of Mersin, said his child was transferred to a childcare unit where he receives artificial ventilation after he was diagnosed with renal failure.
The father hardly managed to pay for childbirth costs and six-day healthcare services for his newborn. Medics said the child needs to stay at the hospital after his health took a turn for the worse.
The hospital administration required a sum of 5,400 Turkish pounds for six hospitalization days, amounting to 750 USD. The sum far outlives the family’s cash-strapped budget.
The father of a Palestinian child from Syria called Joud has appealed to the international Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations, among other international humanitarian institutions, to help him secure funds needed to treat his preterm infant.
The father, displaced from Syria’s Yarmouk Camp and currently taking shelter in the Turkish province of Mersin, said his child was transferred to a childcare unit where he receives artificial ventilation after he was diagnosed with renal failure.
The father hardly managed to pay for childbirth costs and six-day healthcare services for his newborn. Medics said the child needs to stay at the hospital after his health took a turn for the worse.
The hospital administration required a sum of 5,400 Turkish pounds for six hospitalization days, amounting to 750 USD. The sum far outlives the family’s cash-strapped budget.
