How mother and twins narrowly survived death
In the best circumstances, performing surgery isn’t an easy undertaking. For remote areas such as Boma County situated in the Pibor Administrative Area, access to basic health services is even more challenging, and surgical interventions can be particularly difficult to deliver. But with health funding from the World Bank, UNICEF, and its partner…, The twins whose survival was precarious, Matara Debeta's story is a testament to the dedication and skill of the surgical medical professionals who are working tirelessly to improve healthcare delivery in challenging circumstances across Boma County. Matara in her early 30’s, is a mother of 4 who lives in Kasengor – North of Boma town, 70 kilometers from Boma Hospital. Attended to by a…, Gerald, a survivor who was operated on twice, Gerald’s story isn’t much different from Matara’s event. Gerald Gola works for the Boma County as a medical assistant at the Boma Hospital Dispensary Unit. On his way to Upper Boma to check on his relative in March this year, he had a run-in with local criminals that almost ended his life. “The criminals shot me badly. The bullet passed through my…