Seven Years of Waiting: Charity gives eight-year-old boy new lease of life

Vanguard News | 16-10-2026 07:10am |

Eight-year-old Emmanuel Godwin has received surgery for hypospadias after seven years of waiting, through a partnership between Fajip Hospital and Helpster Charity. His mother, a teacher and mother of five, had struggled to afford the ₦250,000 procedure. The charity supports indigent children, young people, and pregnant women, but organizers say sustained funding and government backing are needed to expand access to care.

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