Poor Iraqi baby operated successfully in Rajkot.
Jameela, an illiterate and poor woman residing at Najab Sharif in Iraq, was rather miserable soon after giving birth to her son Murtadha in October 2008.
He was a strong reason for her to cheer as he was her fourth child after three daughters, but he had been born with posterior urethral valve. The deformity did not allow complete passing out of urine and started infecting the child’s kidney. Iraqi doctors used a catheter, but it was not a permanent solution.
Rajkot-based urologist Dr Jitendra Amlani happened to be in Abu Dhabi to serve in a urology camp where he heard US-based Indian doctor, Dr Shakti Das, interact with other doctors about Murtadha.
Driven by humanity, Dr Amlani offered to provide free operation, pre and post-operative treatment and accommodation to the child and his family members at his Euro Care Hospital in Rajkot.
On April 17, Dr Amlani and his family were at the Ahmedabad airport to receive the patient and his attendant. They were worried to know that they (the Iraqis) had single-way ticket. According to rules, they would have been returned by immigration authorities, but a Rajkot-based police officer deployed at the airport helped Dr Amlani to convince authorities and they arrived at Rajkot.
Jameela knew only Arabic, making communication difficult. To overcome the problem, an Arabic interpreter, Rajendra Mehta, was found.
Dr Amlani was still worried. The patient was a stranger from Iraq. He wondered what would happen if anything went wrong during or after the operation? Two city-based persons, Haji Barkatshah Kadri and Maulana Chand Turki, lent their support to the doctor.
Murtadha was operated on April 22. Now he is healthy. Rajkot Sahkari Nagrik Bank Limited has come forward to arrange for the happy child and his mother’s return to their country.
Jameela says, “We are grateful to Dr Amlani who is like ‘farishta’ for us. May God fulfil his every wish!”
By the way, Jameela had not heard the name of India before coming here.
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