Nutrition
Boy, 6, survives 4 major surgeries in 4 years … after consuming corrosive substance
A six-year-old child, Abdula Hannan, on Wednesday, March 25, underwent a fourth major surgery within a period of four years at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), to correct defects caused by a domestic accident.
The procedure marks the latest chapter in a four-year medical story of Hannan that started at the age of two when he suffered severe internal injuries after he accidentally consumed a corrosive soda-based chemical.
With the life of the infant at stake, his survival became possible following an intervention by the Tamale North Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu.
From Kingsley E. Hope Kumasi