05:36Fatima Ganam described her fight to get treatment for her young son Khaled, after the ongoing conflict in Lebanon forced the family to leave their home in Sidon, southern Lebanon.
"My son has been sick since he was four days old," she explained. "We came back to the hospital to carry out some tests to find out that he had kidney failure."
Footage shows them in the College of Media and Documentation in Beirut which opened its doors for numerous displaced people. According to the family, young Khaled is now 14 years old, but has severely stunted growth due to his kidney issues.
She has been taking him for dialysis, despite struggling to afford the necessary medication - including blood 'units', or blood required for transfusion during the treatment process, with costs soaring due to the ongoing conflict.
"I told them I had the money necessary after I borrowed $70, the blood unit costs $50…I and my husband found the money and settled it…Thank God, today he is fine," she added.
"The Ministry of Health should render assistance to people in need given this situation. I mean, a war is raging and we are living in schools with no jobs or anything else, so we should be provided with everything including medications and hospitals fees," she said.
She concluded by saying that she hoped her son would be able to get a kidney transplant when the war ended.
Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan stated on Wednesday that the number of displaced people has exceeded 1.4 million as a result of the ongoing war. Earlier this month, UN warned that Lebanon was enduring a 'catastrophic humanitarian crisis,' noting that the number of internally displaced has surged up to 600,000.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.
'We found out he had kidney failure… I borrowed money for his treatment' - Displaced Lebanese mother battles to get medical supplies for sick child
Fatima Ganam described her fight to get treatment for her young son Khaled, after the ongoing conflict in Lebanon forced the family to leave their home in Sidon, southern Lebanon.
"My son has been sick since he was four days old," she explained. "We came back to the hospital to carry out some tests to find out that he had kidney failure."
Footage shows them in the College of Media and Documentation in Beirut which opened its doors for numerous displaced people. According to the family, young Khaled is now 14 years old, but has severely stunted growth due to his kidney issues.
She has been taking him for dialysis, despite struggling to afford the necessary medication - including blood 'units', or blood required for transfusion during the treatment process, with costs soaring due to the ongoing conflict.
"I told them I had the money necessary after I borrowed $70, the blood unit costs $50…I and my husband found the money and settled it…Thank God, today he is fine," she added.
"The Ministry of Health should render assistance to people in need given this situation. I mean, a war is raging and we are living in schools with no jobs or anything else, so we should be provided with everything including medications and hospitals fees," she said.
She concluded by saying that she hoped her son would be able to get a kidney transplant when the war ended.
Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan stated on Wednesday that the number of displaced people has exceeded 1.4 million as a result of the ongoing war. Earlier this month, UN warned that Lebanon was enduring a 'catastrophic humanitarian crisis,' noting that the number of internally displaced has surged up to 600,000.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.
Fatima Ganam described her fight to get treatment for her young son Khaled, after the ongoing conflict in Lebanon forced the family to leave their home in Sidon, southern Lebanon.
"My son has been sick since he was four days old," she explained. "We came back to the hospital to carry out some tests to find out that he had kidney failure."
Footage shows them in the College of Media and Documentation in Beirut which opened its doors for numerous displaced people. According to the family, young Khaled is now 14 years old, but has severely stunted growth due to his kidney issues.
She has been taking him for dialysis, despite struggling to afford the necessary medication - including blood 'units', or blood required for transfusion during the treatment process, with costs soaring due to the ongoing conflict.
"I told them I had the money necessary after I borrowed $70, the blood unit costs $50…I and my husband found the money and settled it…Thank God, today he is fine," she added.
"The Ministry of Health should render assistance to people in need given this situation. I mean, a war is raging and we are living in schools with no jobs or anything else, so we should be provided with everything including medications and hospitals fees," she said.
She concluded by saying that she hoped her son would be able to get a kidney transplant when the war ended.
Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hajj Hassan stated on Wednesday that the number of displaced people has exceeded 1.4 million as a result of the ongoing war. Earlier this month, UN warned that Lebanon was enduring a 'catastrophic humanitarian crisis,' noting that the number of internally displaced has surged up to 600,000.
Israel has conducted a ground incursion into parts of southern Lebanon, as well as an ongoing campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets over the past month. Lebanon's Ministry of Health stated that over 2,400 people have been killed at time of publication.
The current escalation between Israel and Hezbollah began last month with explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah, which killed dozens and injured thousands. The sides have exchanged cross-border strikes since the outbreak of the 2023 Gaza war.