Helping Children Get the Medical Care they Deserve
MBF prioritizes medical care for communicable diseases among children in the countries where we serve.
Many of the children admitted to our partner hospitals are there for preventable reasons: malaria, pneumonia, and bacterial gastro-intestinal diseases. We work with our partners to assure they can provide simple, affordable yet highly effective interventions for these illnesses.
Helping children with congenital anomalies.
Access to surgery in developing countries is rare; access to pediatric surgery is even more scarce. MBF works with local hospitals to help children who need surgery to correct congenital anomalies. At the Kikuyu Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center in Kenya, patients can receive basic reconstructive surgeries for congenital musculoskeletal diseases. The Orthopedic Center ‘s construction was funded by MBF donors and grants in 1998. Today, it has 37 beds and two orthopedic operating theater rooms. There, hundreds of pediatric patients from Kenya, Tanzania and Somali refugees are treated each year.
Young boy is treated with an IV for malaria in DR Congo.
Young girl is treated for a congenital deformity of her leg in Kenya.
Ndkenya lives in the Kasai Central Province in DR Congo. At only one, he began having severe convulsions. His parents could not afford medical care for him, but thanks to gifts through MBF, he received treatment and follow-on care through the Good Shepherd Hospital.
Miriam was treated at the Kikuyu rehabilitation center for a misaligned knee that made it difficult for her to walk. After the distal femur osteotomy, she recovered and was able to leave the center walking on her own.
Losa is five years old. He was admitted to IMCK hospital in DR Congo for severe malaria. His father had been captured by a militia, so his mother had no help with any money for his treatment. His treatment was made possible by gifts through MBF.
MBF provides charity medical care for patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through partner hospitals and clinics IMCK, Moma, and the CPK clinics in Kinshasa. Though one of the largest countries in Africa, the DRC is one of the poorest in the world. The average annual income is only $785 US dollars. Patients who come to our partner hospitals and clinics with urgent needs should never be turned away for lack of ability to pay
Pediatric surgery for patients at HSC hospital in Haiti is another on-going commitment. The team at Hospital Ste. Croix helped their fellow Haitians after the August 2021 earthquake in the most selfless way – they gave away their scarce medicines and supplies through mobile clinics in the hardest hit regions. MBF has committed to help the hospital cover some of their patient costs, including surgeries for needy children.
The Rehabilitation Center at Kikuyu needs upgrades and new equipment, and the Pediatric Ward is also in need of renovations, MBF is partnering with the local leaders in Kenya to make these much needed changes.
