A young girl suffering from a rare condition that has caused her head to swell to more than twice its normal size will receive free treatment at a top private hospital in India.
The offer was made by Fortis Healthcare Group after photos of 18-month-old Roona Begum, who has hydrocephalus, were published in international media outlets last week.
It is hoped Roona will now receive the life-saving treatment her parents are unable to afford.
Leading Indian neurosurgeon Sandeep Vaishya, the head of neurosurgery at a Fortis hospital near Mumbai, said: "We will have to do an MRI to check the condition of her brain ... I am hopeful that we will be able to carry out a surgery and relieve the pressure on the poor child's brain".
Hydrocephalus causes cerebrospinal fluid to build up on the brain. Roona's head has swelled to a circumference of 91 centimetres, preventing her from crawling or sitting.
