Child In Need Of Funds For MRI Scan
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - Mohd Abd Wafi bin Mohd Akid, a two-and-a-half-year-old child who has been suffering from recurrent fits for the past three months, needs funds to undergo an MRI brain scan.

According to the medical officer of Ward 1 at RIPAS Hospital, the child has been admitted at the hospital a number of times and was treated with anti-convulsants.

The medical officer said that the child needs an MRI scan for further evaluation at Jerudong Park Medical Centre (JPMC).

The cost of the brain scan is $900.

As the child's father, Mohd Akid bin Abd Rahman, is a permanent resident and holds a red identity card, he is not eligible for free medical treatment in Brunei Darussalam.

The child's father is APO police personnel at Reserve Unit ‘C’ Coy in Muara, while his mother Noramirah Abd Rahim is a housewife.

The father told the Borneo Bulletin that he would rush his child to the Emergency Ward at RIPAS Hospital from Muara whenever he loses consciousness.

He added that his child would normally remain unconscious for as long as 10 minutes. He said that he needs more than $900 for the brain scan and follow-up treatments for his son..

Members of the public who may wish to make a contribution can contact him at 8191240 / 8780774 or visit his barrack at Block A, No 10, Muara Police Barrack, RU ‘C’ Coy in Muara. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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