Social Media Secures Life Changing Surgery For Brain Tumour Toddler

A RARE disease has left an 11-month-old girl with a tumour covering half of her face. The family of Chingrung Mro, from Kanchi in Bangladesh, were unable to afford treatment in her hometown due to the expense. However, a social media campaign launched by social worker Fabian Gomez has changed her life. The tumour has been growing in her brain since she was born and it now covers the centre of her face. Fabian’s campaign caught the attention of Bangladeshi minister Obaidul Quader, who arranged for Chingrung to be treated at Dhaka Medical College in Dhaka. 

Videographer / director: Rehman Asad
Producer: Hannah Stevens, Ellie Winstanley
Editor: Ian Phillips