Reporting by Abdulhafiz Holani
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Yusuf Mohammed Nasif, a Syrian refugee infant was born six months ago in Lebanese border town of Arsal with with complete intestinal obstruction by absent of anus which needed urgent operation to enable him to empty his bowels of stool.
Yusuf was not able to empty his bowels since birth, therefore he needed to have an urgent operation called “Hershbring”, which included making a temporary hole in the abdomen wall to empty colon of stool. The operation costed $14,000 according to his mother, Yasmin.
The mother, who came to Ersal from West Kalamoon detailed that the United Nations covered $12000 of the cost, and the father needed to pay the rest of $2000.
The hospital had hinted that they would have not discharge the baby from hospital unless the family had paid the rest of bill, luckily, a Lebanese man sponsored them at the hospital in order to release the child.
Three months later, the baby needed to have another operation in the same hospital to establish an anal canal which costed $9000, the United Nations covered $7500, and the father needed to pay $1500.
The already financially over-stretched father had been overwhelmed with debts due to the two operations Yusuf needed to have, besides the special formula milk he needed for his condition, which is too expensive, added to special medication for his condition.
Lebanon’s population has grown by nearly 25 percent since the war in Syria began in 2011, with over 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltered in a country with a population of 4 million, making it the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world.
The refugee influx has put huge pressure on Lebanon's already scarce resources and poor infrastructure, education and health systems, and has also contributed to rising tensions in a nation vulnerable to security breaches and instability.
Overwhelmed by a massive influx of desperate refugees, Lebanon began imposing unprecedented visa restrictions on Syrians 2014.
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Yusuf Mohammed Nasif, a Syrian refugee infant was born six months ago in Lebanese border town of Arsal with with complete intestinal obstruction by absent of anus which needed urgent operation to enable him to empty his bowels of stool.
Yusuf was not able to empty his bowels since birth, therefore he needed to have an urgent operation called “Hershbring”, which included making a temporary hole in the abdomen wall to empty colon of stool. The operation costed $14,000 according to his mother, Yasmin.
The mother, who came to Ersal from West Kalamoon detailed that the United Nations covered $12000 of the cost, and the father needed to pay the rest of $2000.
The hospital had hinted that they would have not discharge the baby from hospital unless the family had paid the rest of bill, luckily, a Lebanese man sponsored them at the hospital in order to release the child.
Three months later, the baby needed to have another operation in the same hospital to establish an anal canal which costed $9000, the United Nations covered $7500, and the father needed to pay $1500.
The already financially over-stretched father had been overwhelmed with debts due to the two operations Yusuf needed to have, besides the special formula milk he needed for his condition, which is too expensive, added to special medication for his condition.
Lebanon’s population has grown by nearly 25 percent since the war in Syria began in 2011, with over 1.5 million Syrian refugees sheltered in a country with a population of 4 million, making it the highest per capita concentration of refugees in the world.
The refugee influx has put huge pressure on Lebanon's already scarce resources and poor infrastructure, education and health systems, and has also contributed to rising tensions in a nation vulnerable to security breaches and instability.
Overwhelmed by a massive influx of desperate refugees, Lebanon began imposing unprecedented visa restrictions on Syrians 2014.
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