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A RUSAPE man Zacharia Mavunganidze is appealing for urgent financial aid to enable him to undergo a kidney transplant in India.
Mavunganidze (52), a former teacher, developed kidney problem early this year and he has been going to Harare twice a week for a dialysis.
Dialysis is a treatment that does some of the things done by healthy kidneys.
It is needed when your own kidneys can no longer take care of your body’s needs and is an expensive process that is offered at a few hospitals in the country.
When kidneys fail, dialysis keeps the body in balance by removing waste, salt and extra water to prevent them from building up in the body, keeping a safe level of certain chemicals in the blood such as potassium, sodium and bicarbonate and helping to control blood pressure. Mr Mavunganidze goes for three sessions per week.
Doctors have since recommended a kidney transplant. Mr Mavunganidze’s wife Ipai together with his brother Evans, have volunteered to donate their kidneys.
The two have since undergone medical examinations and they both met required medical conditions for to donate.
What is now left is for a transplant which costs US$32 000 including airfares for three people, accommodation and after treatment care while in India.
The family has so far managed to raise US$10 000.
Mr Mavunganidze has never been to work for the past whole year and his wife is a teacher in Rusape.
They are unable to raise the remaining US$22 000. In fact, the couple is also having serious challenges in raising money for the renal patient to undergo dialysis which is done fortnightly in Harare.
“Since there are two people who are willing to donate their kidney to me, I am pleading with well-wishers and the corporate world to help me so that I can undergo a kidney transplant in India.
“I have exhausted all my resources so that I get daily treatment.
“I was self-employed and my current condition no longer allows me to generate even a dollar,” said Mr Mavunganidze.
His is a desperate situation that requires an urgent attention.
“Any amount is welcome, no amount is too little to make this transplant a reality,” he said.
For any assistance, well wishers can get in touch with the Mavunganidzes on 0716715258, 0772915116 or 0779 800 492.
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