Little Haggai was born healthy but with a massive facial disfigurement called a neural tube defect. She was referred to ROMAC by Dr Benjamin Yapo at Mt Hagen in the highlands of New Guinea.
Haggai arrived in Australia in June 2024 in the arms of her anxious and overwhelmed mother Malina, and accompanied by Nurse Joyce.
At Westmead Children's Hospital, Plastic Surgeon Dr Damian Marucci and Neurosurgeon Dr Gemma Olsson operated on Haggai for many hours to remove the defect.
In July, Haggai returned home with her mother, where she continued to heal. Today, she is a normal looking little girl with a great future ahead of her. That is the magic of ROMAC.
Watch Haggai's moving story.
Six-month-old Baby Hilario from Timor-Leste was born prematurely with bilateral retinopathy of prematurity, a serious condition affecting both eyes.
Not yet two years old, Vincent's life was set to end before it really began. But a mother's love, goodwill from 3,000 kilometres away and an unforgettable year in a foreign country have saved the Solomon Islands boy from certain death.
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