21 Apr 2026
Global
At just 10 months old, Abraham* arrived at the clinic barely holding on, weak, underweight, and struggling to breathe after days of illness that turned into pneumonia.
His mother, Mary*, feared she was losing him.
“When he fell sick, I thought I was being sent away,” she said.
“But they told me there was help. That’s how we reached the children’s clinic and that’s why he is alive today.” she added
At the Save the Children EU Funded stabilization centre, Abraham received urgent care. Within a day, his breathing eased. Severely malnourished, he was referred for nutrition support his weight just 5.37 kg, MUAC 11.3. He was started on therapeutic food and treatment, while his mother was guided on feeding and care.
Two weeks later, everything had changed. He weighed 6.1 kg. His MUAC improved to 11.9. He was smiling, active, and playing again.
“He now runs everywhere and plays with other children. I am happy,” Mary expressed.
Abraham’s recovery is more than a story of survival, it is what happens when life-saving services exist in time. But these lifelines are fragile. With shrinking global funding and rising needs, such moments of hope risk disappearing just when they are needed most.
Through EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid funding, Save the Children continues to deliver critical nutrition and health care in Abyei reaching conflict-affected families, returnees, refugees, IDPs, and vulnerable households, including female headed and child headed families.
For many, Abyei PHCC is the only point of care within reach.
Abraham* is just one of them and because of this support and health facility, he and many other children are alive today.
