Reference :
V-P-AF-E-02959
Date :
01/02/2022
Caption :
Kabul, Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital. A doctor looks at an X-ray of a ten-year-old boy suffering from leukemia. The 300-bed Indira Ghandi Hospital is the largest paediatric hospital in the country. It is financially supported by the ICRC as part of the "Hospital Resilience Project".
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The boy spent the first three months of treatment in the oncology ward of the Indira Gandhi Institute for child Health in Kabul. But he was admitted again few weeks after he was discharged to follow the second part of his treatment from home. He suffers from dolors in the abdomen and a surgery is now necessary to remove a kyst.
If most treatments are free of charge at the hospital, families have to pay for the chemo drugs.Jakub's family also has to pay extra costs related to the eventual surgery.
His mother feels helpless. The family came to Kabul more than three months ago so the boy could follow his treatment. Her husband had to take another, less lucrative, job here and they don't have the means to pay for the surgery-related costs. She whispers, "my son isn't going to survive".
The oncology ward receives between 3 and 5 new patients every week. Sadly, many families aren't able to pay the cost of the treatment (300-400 USD/month during the 3 first months, then 20 USD/month for the next 3 years). If they can't, it is unlikely the child can live long.
The 300-bed Indira Ghandi Hospital is the largest paediatric hospital in the country. It is financially supported by the ICRC as part of the "Hospital Resilience Project".
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5924x3949
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
