(click here for the later updates on Sofia after this post was made)

(click here for previous updates on Sofia's case)



Hello, this is Fabian from Mexican MC, first of all, in the name of AIESEC Mexico and Sofia, we would like to thank you for your incredible support given to us in the past hours/days. We've been told Sofia is able to talk now and she is aware of your support, she is extremely grateful.

We also would like to give you an update about the situation about Sofia

Medical situation:
Sofia is getting better, but still with high risk to get sick again. Her doctor informed Sofia?s family that it?s still required to move her to another city by plane (maximum duration of trip allowed : 7 ? 8 hours) . They have authorized her to travel in a commercial flight (as long as she continues stable) which reduces enormously the costs. Nevertheless, we still need support for covering hospital and other expenses.

She definitely needs to leave Ghana this weekend, since the surgery is needed and can?t be performed where she is. We are trying to move her during this weekend to the following cities: London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt or Milan.

About insurance:
Her insurance doesn't cover all the costs. At the begining, the family contacted the insurance company and that's how they got the SOS International quotation. The company stated they would cover 2 hours out of the 8 hours flight of the air ambulance. Now that the ambulance is not need we need to figure out how much are they covering. however, the insurance she got works as rebate (she has to pay first) We will get this info tomorrow.

Support

Mexican government is supporting us with all admission procedures needed to move a person in the conditions that Sofia is facing now.

In order to give the authorization to move Sofia to another country in Europe, her parents are arriving tomorrow friday in Accra Ghana.

We are getting quotations from different companies in order to determine a final amount needed to cover the cost of hospital, transportation and other expenses. We need support from Europeans or people in that continent in order to get quotations directly from there! Please contact ggiron@aiesec.org.mx

Secretary of Foreign Affairs is already dealing with possible host countries (UK, Italy, Netherlands and Germany) in order to get acceptance in their hospitals.

Donations update:

Around 47, 000 USD have been collected in Mexico coming from family and friends, this money was raised by family and Mexican community. Money has been taken from donations by parents to pay their airplane tickets and expenses, that leaves 40,000 USD in total.

AIESEC support: Thanks to nomadlife.org site, we have raised around 1400 USD in less than 12 hours through PayPal. (mostly from US)

Tomorrow, we are going to update with a specific situation and countings. We are still waiting for more transfers and donations from different countries. Guatemala, USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and trainees from different countries like Australia, Germany and The Philippines. We are unable to see if they have donated since they?re international transfers which take from 24 to 48 hours to reflect on account.

Thanks again for your constant and amazing support, keep in touch and let?s continue helping Sofia.