Saving Marie Burkina Faso Baby Undergoes Lifesaving Spinal Surgeries at Emmc Free of Charge

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She's a long way from her home in the small, northwestern African country of Burkina Faso, but 8-month-old Marie Ilboudou is in good hands.

Born with a life-threatening deformity of her lower spine, Marie is visiting the Bangor area for a few months to be treated, free of charge, by a cadre of pediatric specialists at Eastern Maine Medical Center.

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Saving Marie Burkina Faso Baby Undergoes Lifesaving Spinal Surgeries at Emmc Free of Charge

In this country, Marie's condition - commonly known as spina bifida - would most likely have been diagnosed before she was born and treated at birth. Such timely intervention would have minimized the damage to her nervous system and increased her chances at living a normal, healthy life.

But Burkina Faso's medical facilities are extremely ...

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