By Foday Moriba Conteh
During a Press Conference convened at the Caritas Office, within the St. Edward’s School Compound at Kingtom on Friday 11th of February 2022, the Lead Coordinator of Sick Pikin Project, Ishmael Alfred Charles updated pressmen about the imminent departure of Hawa Sesay, who is suffering from Fistula which she developed from a bike accident and Sylvia Kamara who is also suffering from Neurofibromatosis type 2. He informed that they will be departing the shores of Freetown on Saturday 12th February 2022 for New Delhi in India for surgery to be done on them at the Max Super Specialty Hospital.
Ishmael Alfred Charles disclosed that, as always, the Sick Pikin Project usually convene such meetings to inform the general public about the latest strides that the organization had undertaken or wants to undertake and try to identify as well as express gratitude to those who are investing their resources to support their project as well as those who are also giving their moral support to the project.
The Lead Coordinator intimated that the reason they decided to hold the press conference is to inform the general public that they are sending two children again for medical treatments and they will be leaving for New Delhi, India.
He pointed out that the two children that will be undergoing surgeries, Hawa Sesay who is suffering from Fistula, which she developed as a result of a bike accident, and Sylvia Kamara who is also suffering from Neurofibromatosis type 2 and there is no way that their surgeries could be done in Sierra Leone.
Ishmael Alfred Charles expressed appreciation to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, disclosing that the Ministry provided the bulk of the funds to enable them to facilitate the treatment of Hawa Sesay and Sylvia Kamara in India.
He concluded by using the opportunity to update pressmen about three children, who also departed the country in January 2022 for India for treatment. They are Ezekiel Mammy, Treasure Jusu and Shadrack Bangura of which he said the three of them have undergone surgeries and they are doing well.
Idrissa Kamara, father of Sylvia Kamara extended his sincere thanks and gratitude to the Sick Pikin Project and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for coming to their aid in order to support his child get proper medical treatment in India.
He revealed that they noticed the deformity on Sylvia at the tender age of 2 years and since then they have exhausted all their efforts to have her cured but to no avail, adding that the deformity has affected her schooling as in most cases her colleagues make a mockery of her which has made school very uncomfortable for her.
The Father expressed optimism that his child will go to India and undergo the surgery successfully.
Mohamed J. Kanneh, who happens to be the Guadiana of Hawa Sesay also showered praises on the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and the Sick Pikin Project for facilitating the treatment of Hawa Sesay in India.
He also narrated the story of Hawa Sesay of which he said on the 24th March 2021 she was involved in a bike accident in Kenema and since then her condition has deteriorated and unbearable for her as they continue to refer her from one medical facility to another.
Mohamed J. Kanneh stated that they are very happy that the Sick Pikin Project came to their rescue in order to enable Hawa to be treated in India saying they are with the strong conviction that she will undergo her surgery in India successfully.
