Unfortunately this treatment is beginning to fail and she requires a transplant in order to save her life. The good news is that she has a donor. Her mother is a match and is anxiously waiting to donate one of her kidneys to her daughter. The bad news is that because they are uninsured they cannot perform the surgery without first raising money to pay for the operation and to insure a lifetime supply of cyclosporin. The bottom line is that this young girl should not be allowed to die simply for lack of money.
Every individual has the right to receive medical treatment.
Unfortunately in Israel, Foreign workers do not receive health insurance which would protect this right. In this case the issue is even more serious because Israel is party to international conventions which protect the rights of children and objects to any discrimination between children based on the legal status of their parents. Unfortunately foreign children in Israel only enjoy the status of non entity and have no health care coverage at all. We advocate the enforcement of these international conventions and the immediate inclusion of these children in the national health care system. In the mean time, as this struggle continues Minerva still awaits the chance to live.