Cameroon-Israel Health Cooperation: First Baby Benefits Surgical Aid

Two and a half year-old Manoel Adriana was operated in Israel on March 1, 2018, within the framework of Save A Child’s Heart initiative of Israel.

Manoel Adriana, a Cameroonian baby was on March 1, 2018, operated upon in Israel for heart problems. Born at the Biyem-Assi District Hospital in October 2015, Manoel was diagnosed of a heart ailment which caused her difficulty in breathing barely two weeks after birth.

The unfortunate incident scared family members. After spending hundreds of thousands with little improvement, the baby was referred to the Mother and Child Centre of the Chantal Biya Foundation for proper medical attention.

Given good health ties that Cameroon and Israel share, the Israeli Embassy was notified of the situation by the Chantal Biya Foundation. Manoel was on that note evacuated on February 25, 2018 within the framework of Save A Child’s Heart (SACH) initiative for an operation in Israel with all expenses covered.

She was accompanied by her grandmother, Petega Marie Noel. A testimony from her highlights that medical doctors in Israel worked professionally on the baby upon their arrival. “We left Cameroon on February 25 and arrived the next day. Consultations on the baby started on February 27 and she was scheduled for surgery which took place on March 1.

I had given up all hopes on her but the Almighty God and the doctors worked on her tirelessly. Manoel’s system now functions normally and she is not on any drugs. We returned to the ...

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