Girl badly burnt in dorm fire now able to walk 10 to 15 feet

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony (left) in discussion with some of the doctors at the burn facility

The girl who was badly burnt in the Mahdia dormitory fire on May 21 is making progress at a New York hospital and could be discharged in a couple of weeks.

This is according to a release yesterday from the  Staten Island University Hospital which reported on a visit to her by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony. 

After the May 21 fire that claimed 20 lives, the 12-year-old girl with severe burns to more than 40% of her body was taken to the GPHC. The patient was soon after transferred to the United States to receive comprehensive burn care at Northwell Health’s Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH).