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16-month-old Roza battles congenital heart defect as poverty halts life-saving treatment

Only 16 months old, baby Roza is suffering from a complex congenital heart defect. With her impoverished family unable to afford the exorbitant cost of surgery, her life hangs in the balance.

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Published:Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM(1 day ago)
Updated:Monday, October 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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16-month-old Roza battles congenital heart defect as poverty halts life-saving treatment
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  • •16-month-old Roza is suffering from a congenital heart defect.
  • •The impoverished family cannot afford the expensive surgery.
  • •Treatment has been halted due to severe financial distress.

The beginning of life has turned into a grim battle for survival for 16-month-old Roza, who has been diagnosed with a severe congenital heart defect. Medical examinations revealed a major hole in her tiny heart, severely stunting her natural growth and physical development. Suffering from constant breathing difficulties and extreme fatigue, Roza's fragile condition has plunged her parents into relentless anguish and despair.

Roza's father is a daily wage earner struggling to make ends meet for the family. In a household where putting food on the table is a daily challenge, affording the exorbitant expenses of pediatric cardiac surgery is entirely out of reach. Due to extreme poverty, even her routine medication and necessary medical consultations have come to a near halt. Although doctors have urgently recommended surgical intervention to close the defect, financial destitution has left her parents helpless, watching their child suffer with no viable solutions in sight.

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According to medical experts, timely surgical correction is critical for infants born with congenital heart defects to prevent long-term cardiovascular damage and fatal outcomes. However, trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty, Roza's family is completely unable to shoulder the financial burden of advanced medical care. The family desperately hopes that compassionate individuals and philanthropic organizations will step forward to fund the life-saving procedure.

In light of this heart-wrenching situation, the family has made a fervent appeal to benevolent citizens and humanitarian agencies for financial assistance. Every small contribution can bring baby Roza one step closer to a healthy, normal childhood. As a leading national daily, we urge our readers and society at large to extend their helping hands to save this innocent life from an untimely tragedy.

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