Free Surgery Gives Toddler New Life

When Loata Qaranivalu was told her then-five-month-old son had Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) she was scared and had many questions.

PDA is a medical condition in which the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth: This allows a portion of oxygenated blood from the left heart to flow back to the lungs through the aorta, which has a higher blood pressure, to the pulmonary artery, which has a lower blood pressure.

Thanks to the free surgery at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Heart Hospital in Nasese, more children like Ms Qaranivalu’s son, Metuisela Bolanavanua Vonolele, have been given more chances at life.

Ms Qaranivalu was grateful to the hospital and its medical professionals for giving her family hope.

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