Appeal for help

Nafisa Mehreen Samin had already lost her one eye when she was only four months old. Doctors removed the eye after she was diagnosed with Retina Blastoma, a kind of tumour, says a press release.

Medical tests suggest that her remaining active eye, the left one, may develop a similar tumour, making her visually-impaired.

Although doctors managed to stop further spread of the tumour through laser surgery, they fear it will grow unless she is given treatment up to five years of age.

The treatment requires her parents to take her to eye specialists in Chennai, India at least once every three months and the total costs involve about Tk 15 lakh.

Samin's father, a bank official, and mother, administrative officer of an organisation, can no longer afford to bear such a huge expense.

Her mother, Rehena Akter Ruma, has appealed to generous people to extend a helping hand to save the eyesight of the baby.

Contributions can be sent to the Savings Account No.-21008405, City Bank, Dhaka Chamber Branch, Motijheel, Dhaka. Interested persons can also call at 152-410293 or 0189-454691.