06/12/2026
One mother was advised to "throw the baby away," another told to kill her newborn son.
When baby Reagan’s head began to swell just two months after he was born, his parents were desperate for answers. A scan showed he had hydrocephalus, but the surgery he needed was far beyond what his family could afford. They tried everything they could, even turning to a traditional healer—but Reagan only grew worse.
Then his family was connected with our partner, CURE Children’s Hospital in Uganda.
Through MAF’s support, CURE’s medical team was flown from eastern Uganda to Mbarara in western Uganda for a medical camp, where more than 100 children were seen in just one day! The flight reduced what would have been a 12+ hour road journey to just four hours, helping doctors arrive safe, rested, and ready to care for patients.
For children like Reagan, that care has changed everything.
Many of their mothers were told there was no hope. But because of life-changing, affordable surgeries for conditions like hydrocephalus and spina bifida, these children are healing, growing, playing, sitting, walking, and living with renewed hope!
MAF flights help make that possible — connecting medical teams with children who urgently need care, and giving families a new chance to see their children thrive.
