PKU is a metabolic disease that is discovered in the first weeks of a child’s birth, and it is a costly disease, because the affected child is unable to tolerate the usual foods such as: bread, pasta, rice and other wheat products that contain amino acids and thus cost A family who is unable to provide a large financial burden to provide specific types of special foods suitable for this child.

Failure to treat these cases quickly leads to complications, including: intellectual disability, behavioral and mental disorders, and seizures.

What does Mersal offer to support PKU children?

• A free carton containing the monthly need for patients’ foods.