THE nine-year-old child who suffered severe third-degree burns across 30 per cent of his body, has undergone several surgeries since arriving in the United States in September.

According to updates by the Saving Hands Emergency Aid (SHEA) charity, Neil, aka Adi, (only names given), was successfully taken to the United States where he has had a series of surgeries done to treat his injuries and battle any infection(s) throughout his body.

In addition to several of his fingers and toes being infected, the organisation stated that Neil has an infection from a previous injury at the back of his head which is proving to be difficult to treat. They stated as well that he constantly has a high fever, which is being monitored by his doctors.

At present, Neil has little skin on his face as a result of the burns, and he is now learning how to walk again. SHEA explained that his legs and ribs were fractured, and his tiny body is covered in bruises, which are in various stages of healing.

On September 9, Neil was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC), with acute burns and severe trauma throughout his body, and was immediately admitted to the burn care unit of the hospital, where he had been incubated and stabilised by the skilled staff there until it was time for him to be airlifted to the United States for treatment.

Persons interested in donating to the cause can do so through GoFundMe: gofundme.com/f/help-save-neil or Demerara Bank under the name Lori Narine, account: 2041325 and for wire transfers, the account type is savings and the branch is Le Ressouvenir. Donations will also be accepted via Mobile Money Guyana (MMG): 650-8658, or VENMO: @SheaCharityGY and Zelle: shea@sheacharity.org.

SHEA is a publicly funded charity, which is managed by volunteers. 100% of all donations are allocated to patient care.