Neglected Voices/Sierra Leone: Parents of boy suffering from stomach hernia cry for help

Joe Samuel has lived his whole life in pain, having been born with stomach hernia. The 7-year-old boy’s condition has affected his education, and his family is worried that if the sickness doesn’t kill him, the stigmatization and discrimination he faces may end his dream of becoming who he wants to be. ManoReporters’ Brima Sannoh visited Hinai, where Samuel and his family live and narrates his story.