{"id":36190,"date":"2022-12-06T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/ten-year-old-boy-gets-second-chance-at-life"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T17:18:28","slug":"ten-year-old-boy-gets-second-chance-at-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/ten-year-old-boy-gets-second-chance-at-life","title":{"rendered":"Ten-year-old boy gets second chance at life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Half a decade ago, weight loss, excessive thirst and tiredness heavily disrupted Chifundo Joseph\u2019s life at a tender age of five. \u201cI could not play with my friends and could not match their energy. I would easily get tired and excessively hungry. At the same time, I was also experiencing loss of appetite. I felt isolated,\u201d Chifundo, now 10, says.<\/p>\n

Days turned into weeks, weeks into months and the situation did not get any better. One day, his parents took off from their Gonthi Village in Traditional Authority Mlauli in Neno to Neno District Hospital. This journey was a turning point in Chifundo\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

He was put through mandatory screening of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) services that are available at the hospital and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Neno District Medical Officer Dr Enock Jambo notes that better screening services at the hospital have helped in detecting and treating NCDs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 40 to 50 percent of all patients screened have an NCD. However, the common NCDs in children registered here are sickle cell anaemia, diabetes, iron deficiency anaemia, obesity and asthma.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe earlier the detection, the better. However, there is a huge knowledge gap that needs to be addressed in the communities in as far as NCDs are concerned. Because of this lack of knowledge, there are a lot of myths associated with NCDs,\u201d Jambo says.<\/p>\n

Since Chifundo was diagnosed with the condition, he is surviving on two daily injections of insulin, which are administered by his 22-year-old brother, Samuel Joseph. Samuel takes his little brother to the hospital for assessment and collection of more insulin once every month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they give us insulin, we store it safe using homemade cold storage solutions in the village. We keep the dosages in a clay pot filled with water and lay it on sand in the house to keep the insulin within the recommended temperature levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe most exciting thing is that Chifundo has improved a lot ever since he started getting insulin. He is active and plays soccer with his peers both at home and at school,\u201d Samuel says. Officials from Partners in Health (PIH) and the district hospital also visit little Chifundo\u2019s home to monitor his condition.<\/p>\n

Type 1 diabetes mellitus is an autoimmune disorder. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) highlights that in type 1 diabetes, pancreas does not make insulin or makes very little insulin, which can lead to high blood sugar.<\/p>\n

Chifundo is currently in Standard Two at Nkomaliwiro Primary School. He cherishes the support he gets from his teachers as they know his condition. \u201cI take my recommended foods at school. Teachers and my classmates are very supportive. I don\u2019t feel left out but motivated to go to school,\u201d the smiling and soft-spoken boy says.<\/p>\n

The pilot phase of the NCD screening facility is being implemented by the Ministry of Health and PIH at Neno and Mangochi district hospitals, supported by Unicef Malawi with funding from Eli Lilly, an American pharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n

In October this year, a delegation from Eli Lilly visited Neno and Mangochi district hospitals to appreciate their work in screening, treating and monitoring of NCD patients.<\/p>\n

The team applauded the collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Unicef Malawi and PIH and healthcare workers\u2019 commitment and contributions, particularly in monitoring NCD patients in communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was inspiring to see our joint vision coming to life in Malawi. We met heroic healthcare providers and partners who are managing and standing up the NCD clinics and the community health networks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also had the chance to meet several children with life-threatening NCDs who are already benefitting from the programme which was the highlight of the trip,\u201d John Steele, assistant vice president of Eli Lilly \u2013 Diabetes, says.<\/p>\n

Steele added that the pharmaceutical company\u2019s is still in its infancy and that it was \u201cheartening to know how many more children and adults will benefit as well in Malawi.\u201d<\/p>\n

In February this year, Eli Lilly and Unicef announced a new collaboration to help improve health outcomes for 10 million children and adolescents living with chronic NCDs through to 2025.<\/p>\n

Eli Lilly committed $14.4 million in support of Unicef\u2019s lifesaving work to address NCD risk factors, strengthen health systems and enhance the ability of healthcare workers to care for patients in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Nepal, the Philippines and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

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