This year, Access Health Africa (AHA) is participating in #GivingTuesday - a global day of giving that takes place on November 28th. As a small organization relying on the generosity of individual donors, this fundraiser is critically important to helping reach AHA’s 2024 goals.
Read morePatient Spotlight: Charity
On the outside, Liznet’s goiter and Charity’s growth looked very similar, so the women believed that Charity’s condition could be treated as Liznet’s was. When surgeons examined Charity, however, they found that the growth on her neck was actually a tumor on the inside of her throat, not a goiter. Doctors did a biopsy on the tumor, and unfortunately the results came back cancerous. Charity was told there was nothing more they could do for her, and she continued to experience intense suffering from the continuously narrowing passageway of her throat.
We refused to give up that easily.
Read more2021 Patient Sponsorship Highlights
Let’s reflect on 2021 by revisiting some of our sponsored patients of this year…
Read morePatient Spotlight: Damalesi
Fifty-three year old Damalesi has suffered from a goiter since 1981. Imagine living 40 years with a large lump on your throat, feeling great pain when walking and doing household chores.
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