Ephrance Nadongo

Ephrance’s journey in defying the odds against Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Other Neurological-Related / Disability advocacy, Ephrance Nadongo, Hydrocephalus advocacy, Hydrocephalus story, Neurological condition, SBH, Spina Bifida, Spina Bifida advocacy, Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, spinal cord surgery, triumph story, Uganda

At only two days old, I had to begin my first life through the walls of the surgical theatre because of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I was just a fragile little baby girl whose parents had no idea of how life will turn out especially since there was less knowledge was available by that time […]

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World Hydrocephalus Day: How Ephrance overcame hopelessness, discrimination and neglect

Hydrocephalus, Other Neurological-Related / brain surgery, Disability advocacy, Ephrance Nadongo, Hydrocephalus & Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus advocacy, Hydrocephalus story, Neurological condition, Shunt placement, Spina Bifida, Spina Bifida advocacy, spinal cord surgery, triumph story, Uganda, Water in the brain, World Hydrocephalus Day

I am Ephrance Nadongo. I was born like any other child 25 years ago in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda but soon after my birth, doctors realised I had a birth defect called Spina Bifida, a very delicate birth defect that would affect my entire life. At only three days old, I had to

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