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  • you see Mondrian Eel is one of the first five Children in Burkina Fasso to successfully undergo open heart surgery, a landmark event that doctors say could be a turning point for the country's troubled health system shortly before his cardiovascular surgery last month on the nine year old's mind was on the future.

  • After the operation, I'd like to become a footballer like Messi.

  • Theo, aspiring soccer star, had struggled with breathing problems on his mother, Amandine a.

  • Bill Abou says she tried traditional medicine before visiting a hospital where Laundry was diagnosed with a heart defect.

  • It was then that he was selected by French charity LaShonda La Sua as one of five Children for a surgical campaign at Ouagadougou is 10 Gondo Go University Hospital, in which European doctors led operations assisted by their Burkinabe counterparts.

  • For me, the charity's president, Dr Eric Chaisson, says the aims to create a team in Burkina Fasso that can carry out the operations independently.

  • The impoverished country continues to face major challenges in its health sector despite increased government funding on international interventions.

  • Dr.

  • Adama Sawadogo is one of the cardiovascular surgeons who took part in laundries operation.

  • Hey says the learning process is slow in a field is complicated.

  • His heart surgery.

  • He has 10 years of surgical experience.

  • The European surgeon he assisted has 40 and it's that experience that prepares you for the unexpected.

  • As with laundry.

  • Can't own up there.

  • When we opened, we found another defect that was left unnoticed.

  • Its patent doctors.

  • Arterial ASUs.

  • It resulted in more bleeding than usual.

  • It's surgeries were a success, and now all five Children are recuperating.

  • The laundry's recovery will be the longest two weeks after the operation on infection that arose during surgery is keeping him confined to the world.

  • Even as the other Children prepare to go home.

  • There are cardiologists responsible for laundry said his young age will help him get back on his feet.

you see Mondrian Eel is one of the first five Children in Burkina Fasso to successfully undergo open heart surgery, a landmark event that doctors say could be a turning point for the country's troubled health system shortly before his cardiovascular surgery last month on the nine year old's mind was on the future.

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