Staff writer, with CNAA two-year-old Burmese burn survivor is to undergo surgery for free in Taiwan this week so that she can walk again, a local charity group said. The daughter of a woman named Phyu Pyar was brought to Taiwan earlier this month after Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital promised to cover the NT$750,000 fee for the surgery, the Taiwan Christian International Holistic Care Missionary Association said. The case was brought to the attention of the association during its medical mission in Bagan, Myanmar, in November last year. With the help of the association and a number of local charities, the hospital agreed to perform the surgery to treat the girl’s burns. Chuang Shiow-shuh (莊秀樹), the doctor performing the surgery, said the procedure would involve removing the scars on the girl’s feet and then removing skin from other parts of her body and transplanting it to her feet.

Source: Taipei Times February 26, 2018 15:56 UTC