Hydrocephalus cases in the Philippines

There are many babies born with hydrocephalus in the Philippines and most of them are from poor families who cannot afford medication. Many of them have no choice but to seek help from government hospitals and private organizations offering public service. There are local TV networks that sometimes feature kids with cognitive diseases to ask for donations from kind hearted viewers.

According to Dr. Manny Cacdac from the Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines, Inc., hydrocephalus is a condition that often afflicts poor and malnourished children. He said, “It often results from the lack of proper nourishment in the mother during pregnancy.” Cacdac confirmed that there’s a potential of one baby being born with hydrocephalus case in every 1,000 births in the Philippines.

These poor kids must be helped before they get totally blind or their brains get damaged beyond repair,” Dr. Cacdac stressed.

Dr. Cacdac together with the help of private organizations, foundations and few local neurosurgeons, perform 200 shunting procedures on indigent hydrocephalic children since 2007. The surgeries are often done in different hospitals where charges can be kept at a minimum.

Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines’ Mission

To raise awareness about the plight of children with hydrocephalus and provide assistance for their diagnosis and treatment.

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