Case 01

( YS005 )

The applicant gave birth to a baby born prematurely at 26 weeks. The baby is now about one year old. Since the body organs are not fully developed due to the premature birth, they still need to stay in hospital for treatment and rely on a ventilator to breathe normally. Various organs of the body also need to rely on medication to promote development.

The child is officially diagnosed with cerebral palsy by the doctor. In the future, it will lead to the inability to coordinate the limbs and affect the intelligence in the future.

The cost of children currently relying on medication to promote their development is about HKD$4,000 per month. They also need to pay for various miscellaneous expenses in the daily life of taking care of the baby, as well as the daily rent, meals and miscellaneous living expenses of several family members who live with them. It can be seen that the medical expenses are They add considerable economic pressure.

Yi Shan supported the applicant with monthly allowance of HKD$3,000 over a year until the parents receive the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance from the Social Welfare Department.