<p>Marwah, who underwent surgery on June 17, is the second among the dozen children, below 10, chosen from the war-torn country by Chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya Devi Shetty for free surgery.<br /><br />One out of every 140 children across the world suffers from ventricular septal defect with valve leakage. <br /><br />“The operation is supposed to be done at the age of three months. Due to lack of facilities in Iraq, had this girl waited for a couple of more years, she would have become inoperable,” said Devi Shetty. <br /><br />Marwah’s father Riyadh Haseen, who is a clerk, told Deccan Herald that India and its doctors have given his child a second life. <br /><br />“I had no options to get my daughter treated, and even if I did, I had no money,” he said. <br />Aga Sultan, former member of All India Council for Technical Education (South – Western Region), who has been visiting Iraq since 2005 spoke to Devi Shetty about poor children in need of medical facilities, who could be treated in Bangalore.</p>
<p>Marwah, who underwent surgery on June 17, is the second among the dozen children, below 10, chosen from the war-torn country by Chairman of Narayana Hrudayalaya Devi Shetty for free surgery.<br /><br />One out of every 140 children across the world suffers from ventricular septal defect with valve leakage. <br /><br />“The operation is supposed to be done at the age of three months. Due to lack of facilities in Iraq, had this girl waited for a couple of more years, she would have become inoperable,” said Devi Shetty. <br /><br />Marwah’s father Riyadh Haseen, who is a clerk, told Deccan Herald that India and its doctors have given his child a second life. <br /><br />“I had no options to get my daughter treated, and even if I did, I had no money,” he said. <br />Aga Sultan, former member of All India Council for Technical Education (South – Western Region), who has been visiting Iraq since 2005 spoke to Devi Shetty about poor children in need of medical facilities, who could be treated in Bangalore.</p>
