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ItwasthenthathewasselectedbyFrenchcharityLaShondaLaSuaasoneoffiveChildrenfor a surgicalcampaignatOuagadougouis 10 GondoGoUniversityHospital, inwhichEuropeandoctorsledoperationsassistedbytheirBurkinabecounterparts.
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youseeMondrianEelisoneofthefirstfiveChildreninBurkinaFassotosuccessfullyundergoopenheartsurgery, a landmarkeventthatdoctorssaycouldbe a turningpointforthecountry's troubledhealthsystemshortlybeforehiscardiovascularsurgerylastmonthonthenineyearold's mindwasonthefuture.
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