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Indian toddler suffers from hydrocephalus, which her family cannot afford to treat

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Runa Begum, a 16-month-old from Tripura in northeast India, suffers from a  condition called hydrocephalus, a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid.

A family from India are unable to afford medical treatment for their  16-month-old daughter, who suffers from a rare medical condition that has caused  her head to swell alarmingly.

Runa Begum, from Tripura in northeast India, suffers from hydrocephalus,  also known as water on the brain, which is a condition that causes fluid to  build up inside the skull and leads to swelling of the brain.

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Runa with her father, Abdul Rahman,  who works as a day laborer in a brick factory for about $3 a day.

Runa’s father, Abdul Rahman, is a day laborer who earns 150 rupees (roughly  $3) a day working in a brick factory.

Children with Runa’s condition require surgical intervention as soon as  possible to avoid being left permanently disabled.

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Runa requires surgical intervention  to treat her condition, but her family cannot afford it.



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