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Medical fundraising efforts in Mexico

Overview

Individual residents in Mexico are launching public fundraising campaigns to cover the high costs of life-saving organ transplants and associated medical treatments.

In Ciudad Juárez, a family is seeking 850,000 pesos for an urgent liver transplant for Antonio de Jesús Nevárez Álvarez, who is battling stage four colon cancer. The family is utilizing both a GoFundMe campaign and local fundraising events to manage medical fees and post-operative care.

In Mexico City, Jorge Iván Cruz is seeking 800,000 pesos to manage renal insufficiency and a potential kidney transplant. Following complications from diabetic retinopathy, Cruz requires regular hemodialysis and is undergoing transplant protocols at the Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional La Raza.

Entities

Tijuana · Mexico City · Antonio de Jesús Nevárez Álvarez · Luz Elena Hernández · Oratorio Lupita

Timeline

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    A Ciudad Juárez family is raising 850,000 pesos through community events and GoFundMe to fund an urgent liver transplant for Antonio de Jesús Nevárez Álvarez, who is battling stage four colon cancer.

Sources

canal44.com · cerocero.com.mx · cronicadelpoder.com · diario.mx · eldiariodechihuahua.mx · foxsports.com.mx · futbolmundial.com · hoytamaulipas.net · lajornadaestadodemexico.com · laopinion.com · mayacomunicacion.com.mx · nortedigital.mx · nuevolaredo.tv · quintafuerza.mx · sdpnoticias.com · uruguayaldia.com.uy · xeudeportes.mx