FROM GAZA:Special Milk is Formula for SurvivalAya, just over a year old, suffers from an inherited disorder called
glucose-galactose malabsorption (GGM), which prevents her from
absorbing the simple sugars found in breast milk and in generic milk
substitutes. Children like Aya are entirely dependent on Galactomin-19 but it is
expensive (roughly $US 100 a can) and unavailable locally. Aya needs
two to three cans a week of the milk substitute in order to thrive.
When the milk isn't available, Aya spends her days at the hospital connected to an IV solution. Read more
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