A four-year-old Shahzoda Munavvarova from Khujand, the capital of the
northern province
of Sughd, diagnosed with leucosis, has urgent needs in your financial support for undergoing treatment in
Moscow
.
In December 2003, Shahzoda was hospitalized in a very hard state. It is already two years that doctors have fought for her life. Following numerous chemical therapy performances the girl has completely weaken.
Shahzoda urgently needs marrow transplant operation. Such an operation may be performed at the
Oncomatology
Center
in
Moscow
. The donor will be her sister.
A total cost of the treatment is US$50,000. Shahzoda’s parents who work as teachers at Schools # 13 in Khujand do have such a big money in their disposal.
This sum is really very huge and Shahzoda needs our and your help.
Those who will decide to make donation may send money to the deposit in the “Eskhata” Bank: 20216972800021000000. Any amount may become decisive!
In the meantime, Asia-Plus has failed to get information about a number of Tajik children suffering from cancer diseases. According to information from the children’s department within the
Republican
Oncology
Center
, at present 22 children are undergoing medical treatment at the Center.
Asadullo Zaripov, Head Physician of the
Republican
Oncology
Center
, has told Asia-Plus that 110 children have been hospitalized in the Center since the beginning of the year. In
Tajikistan
, little oncology patients mainly suffer from leucosis, kidney and eye cancers, according to him.
Zaripov has stressed that their little patients need expensive medical treatment while the Center’s funds are not enough to provide them with such a treatment. On the assistance provided to the Center, Asadullo Zaripov says it happens very rarely, noting that there have been actions conducted by the Project “HOPE” and the UNDP Country Office in
Tajikistan
.
