LRBT’s 34 Millionth Patient – 14 year old Mohd. Ali – defies all odds as he helps his mother support their family. At the age of 14, Mohammad Ali seemed to have aged far beyond his years. Now somewhat mature, Ali had once been a naughty, fun loving child, who enjoyed going to the neighborhood …
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Lyari is the only hope for his family of 12
LRBT’s 33rd millionth patient – Mohammad Liaquat – hails from Lyari and is the only hope for his family of 12 ‘You are our only hope. You must not fail us.’ The words of his parents, after his diabetic father’s first heart attack , rang in his ears over a decade later as he faced the inevitable …
Zohara, our 31 millionth patient!
Zohara’s story: 12 year old Zohara lives in a mud hut in village Tando Allahyar, Sindh, with her two young brothers and ageing father. There is no electricity or gas in the two-room hut. Zohara doesn’t go to school and, unlike other children, she has to take care of the household. She lost her …