Vamuya was born in Sudan and arrived in Australia in 2008 with his parents and a 2-year-old bother as refugees. They moved to rental accommodation recently. Their only income is made by his father, Abdullah, who is employed as a factory shift worker. They have no family doctor now. As well as this, they have a language barrier. Abdullah can understand spoken English but his mother, Miri, has limited understanding of English.
During his hospitalization, he has fully recovered from mumps and meningoencephalitis.