PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has said that she will pay for the medical expenses of the child Maliki Hashimu (5), a resident of Goba, Dar es Salaam, who is allegedly injured in the throat with a housemaid and is unable to speak and is currently under special care.

Health Minister, Ummy Mwalimu unveiled this yesterday in Dar es Salaam shortly after visiting the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) where the child is getting medical treatment.

According to the Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commander, Jumenne Muliro, the incident happened on the night of July 15, this year, and was reported the next day.

Mulilo said that after the incident, due to the serious injuries after being cut by a sharp object on his neck that separated the airway under the voice box, he was brought to Mloganzila Hospital.

Then, later the child was transferred to MNH for further treatment because after being injured it caused him to be unable to breathe, speak, and experience pain and loss of blood.

Specialists at MNH have already performed a major surgery on the child, which took four hours to repair the airway, voice box, and injured glands and treat the back of the neck wound.

The experts noted the wound in the front of the neck, damaged the front gland called (the thyroid gland) by cutting it in the middle and causing the child to bleed profusely, to experience severe pain due to cutting the part called (the trachea) where the air from the lungs passes.

Since Monday, last week, the child has been under special care, continuing to receive treatment from the hospital's specialists.