Aslam is a little boy aged 4. He was diagnosed with a very invasive cancer after falling at school. Living in Madagascar, he was urgently repatriated to Reunion with his mother.
Son of a municipal agent from Saint Pierre, Housman, the latter learned of his son's rare and serious illness a week ago. His health has since deteriorated and he has been diagnosed with “very invasive” cancer. This led to the paralysis of several limbs within a week. “The child was transferred to Antananarivo where numerous examinations were carried out, but each hour that passed saw the little one weaken, and the paralysis first of his legs, then of his arms. The emergency was proven. (…) We had to act, in 24 hours, the child was able to be repatriated to Reunion Island where he will be co-monitored by the CHU Nord and the CHU Sud“, indicates the city of Saint-Pierre in a press release.
“The HR Director of the City of Saint-Pierre being informed, a call was also given to Mayor Michel Fontaine, and everyone moved heaven and earth to save this four-year-old baby whose vital prognosis was going to be compromised, to allow him to receive appropriate care, and a health transfer from Reunion Island was necessary. The health official from Saint Pierre Town Hall was on site: Dr. David Khelif. He shared his diagnosis with his colleagues from Reunion Island. and at Mayor, who is also a professional doctor.
Michel Fontaine would like today to send his most sincere thanks to:
– Yves REGUERRE, head of pediatric oncology and hematology services at Bellepierre University Hospital
– The director of the CHU
– The French Consul in Madagascar and the social services of the Embassy who financed everything from A to Z, the file being taken up to Paris. It was a race against time but we managed it” welcomes the mayor.
Aslam has been at the Saint-Pierre University Hospital since last night. The child left Madagascar yesterday, Madagascar, and was transferred to CHU Sud. “We got the mother to be able to accompany her on this journey which promises to be a long one towards the recovery that we all hope for. Thanks to municipal action, there was agreement from the hospital for the mother to be welcomed, and her trip was financed by the Embassy with a temporary pass. indicates Fabienne Caro, the City’s HR Director. We are a united team.
“Mutual assistance between colleagues was very important within the HR department, it was hand in hand that we worked together so that Aslam could arrive and be treated. We launched two prize pools on Leetchi, called all possible players so that there could be a transfer. The French Embassy was fantastic through its social service, as well as the University Hospital and its admissions service, Ms. Nathalie PAYET was exemplary in her kindness. This illustrates, continues Fabienne Caro, a great solidarity between colleagues, but also a “boss” very concerned about the well-being of his agents, and their families, because it is a baby we are talking about. We will also accompany our agent, who spent large sums (more than 2000 euros) in the space of five days because in Madagascar, each exam, each radio is paid for immediately and ensure that the rest of his family has funds to eat properly on site.”
