Children from St Ronan's PS, Lisnaskea have raised £1,000 from a raffle to help an Enniskillen-based retired paediatrician, Dr John Phillips coordinate the fight against Burkitt's Lymphoma in Malawi.
The disease, which is fatal if left untreated, is found among young children and affects mainly the face and abdomen, disfiguring both. It then spreads all over the body, and is caused by malaria.
Dr Phillips, who visited the school to receive his cheque, showed the children 'before and after' slides and hard cope prints of lymphoma-affected children and, how with surgery and drugs, they can regain their normal looks.
He told the 'Herald' that the £1,000 represented six months' salary for one of the enrolled nurses in the hospital in Lilongwe where he once operated and which he is in daily direct contact.
"The fund-raising is going OK at the moment', he said, "It's quite good. My problems is getting things to happen over there, for instance transferring money. Is the incidence of Burkitt's Lymphoma on the decrease? - Long-term, one hopes so if they can control malaria but, at the moment, it's flourishing".
Pictured right is the Principal of St Ronan's, Teresa Murray showing pupils where Malawi is.
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
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