A heartbroken dad cradles his 18-month-old daughter, who suffers from a rare disorder which has caused her head to swell up three times its normal size.Roona Begum, from Agartala, in north eastern India has hydrocephalus - a build up cerebrospinal fluid inside her skull.
Sufferers experience loss of coordination and speech and in long-term cases it can result in mental disability and death. A treatment is available, in which doctors drain the fluid, but it isn't available on India's version of the NHS. Roona's dad, 26-year-old Abdul Rahman, earns less than £2 a day working in a brick factory and can't afford to pay for her to be treated privately. India's rural development minister bitterly criticised the country's public health system in a speech last November - claiming the government was failing to provide enough help for the poor.
Posted: at 12-04-2013 05:31 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
dlimelite at 12-04-2013 05:55 PM (12 years ago) (f)
Posted: at 12-04-2013 05:55 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
dlimelite at 12-04-2013 06:00 PM (12 years ago) (f)
OMG! Poor girl. The govt really need to help these ppl. Its very sad if this girl had to die of this becuz of the govts refusal to support them. May GOD be with them
Posted: at 12-04-2013 06:00 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
...heheh...if yu wanna smell what kebella is cooking........bring it up!!
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