News from Toky

Toky is operated on!

09/24/2020 – Successful heart surgery for Toky

Mariela, open-heart surgery in Madagascar

Suffering from Covid-19, Toky’s operation had to be delayed. He finally underwent successful surgery for his heart defect in Madagascar.

In good health, the young Madagascan with the mischievous smile recently celebrated his very first birthday!

Thank you for changing this little boy’s destiny.

01/09/2020 – Toky has contracted Covid-19

Toky has contracted the Covid-19 virus, which doesn’t call his treatment into question, but further postpones his operation.

At present, he is under medical supervision and receiving treatment that allows him to wait. At the time of writing, we do not yet know when he will be able to undergo surgery.

We’ll be sure to let you know how he’s doing as soon as possible.

23/03/2020 – Save Toky, the 5-and-a-half-month-old baby

Toky, 5 and a half months old, lives in Madagascar with his 2 parents. Born premature, he was affected by an infection from his very first days. At 2 months, he underwent his first surgery to remove a hernia in his groin. Following this, Toky’s mother noticed that he was sweating profusely during feedings and that he was unable to put on weight. Very worried, she decided to take her son to see a doctor.

Dr. Nivo, our local medical referent, consulted him and confirmed his diagnosis: Toky suffers from a serious heart defect.

Given Toky’s complex pathology, Malagasy medical teams are unable to operate on him independently. What’s more, his parents earn too little to be able to finance such an operation on their own.

In fact, no less than €4,000 is needed to save their son.