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Patient stories
Every operation, therapy session and home visit belongs to someone with plans of their own. These are a few of their stories, in the words of the patients and families who lived them.
Featured story
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryCleft lip and palate
Daniel was three days old and losing weight when his mother, Rehema, brought him to CoRSU. Nutrition support came first, then two operations, then speech and language therapy.
“I could not believe that I continued to receive care without paying any money.”
More stories
From a first week of life to a tailoring course, each story follows a person from before their care, through treatment, to where they are now.
Orthopaedic surgeryMark's legs began to bend inward when he took his first steps, until he could no longer walk. His grandmother brought him to CoRSU, where a subsidy supported by CBM International covered his surgery in full.
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryLimra was born with a cleft lip and palate. Surgery supported by Smile Train, counselling for her mother and help from the nutrition team followed. Now nearly three, she speaks clearly and goes to school.
Medical rehabilitationLilian was badly burned as a baby, and in 2020 her lower left leg had to be amputated. A prosthesis from CoRSU let her walk and run again, and when it wore out, CBM helped CoRSU give her a new one free of charge.
Fistula (VVF) services
At 23, a traumatic childbirth left Brenda leaking urine and hiding at home. A community mobiliser told her about a screening, and surgery at CoRSU, supported by Fistula Foundation, gave her back her confidence.
“I just want to thank the CoRSU team for giving me a second chance.”Brenda
Medical rehabilitationThree-year-old Mercy could not put her right foot flat on the ground. Two weeks after she started wearing a 3D-printed night splint made at CoRSU, her mother saw her foot stepping down again.
Medical rehabilitationFourteen-year-old Praise has spastic cerebral palsy, which made walking difficult. A 3D-printed ankle-foot orthosis, made and fitted at CoRSU within five days, is helping to improve her gait.
Medical rehabilitationSix-year-old Kimra was born with clubfoot in both feet. The orthopaedic workshop made him a pair of 3D-printed ankle-foot orthoses, which he now wears day and night.
Orthopaedic surgerySeven-year-old Vivian was born with bowed legs, and walking long distances was painful. A community mobiliser referred her to CoRSU, where surgery corrected her legs.
Medical rehabilitationRobinah first came to CoRSU in 2011. Her artificial limbs have helped her attend school, and she has now enrolled in a tailoring course.
Nutrition clinic and surgery
Ezekiel was one week old when his parents brought him to CoRSU. They never missed an appointment. In November 2024 he turned three, and the family came back to share his cake with staff.
“Just do one thing for me, love your baby. Once you do that, the rest will be fine.”Bertha, nutritionist, to Ezekiel's mother at the Nutrition Clinic in 2022
Fistula (VVF) services
After the birth of her third child, Flavia lived with a childbirth injury for about three years. A radio advert led her to free surgery and rehabilitation at CoRSU.
“Thank you Fistula Foundation for helping me feel like a woman again. I can walk, run, and dance without fear.”Flavia
Stories are shared with the consent of patients and their families. We use first names only, and we tell each story the way it was first told to us.
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