Welcome to the Tafida Raqeeb Foundation, a charity dedicated to supporting families of children who have suffered sudden brain injuries. Our foundation was born out of a real fight for a child’s life, and today, we work tirelessly to ensure that no other family faces the same struggles alone.
Every year, thousands of children suffer catastrophic brain injuries, leaving their families in distress, often battling an uncertain medical system, legal complexities, and financial burdens. We provide families with guidance, advocacy, medical resources, and legal support, ensuring that children receive the care they deserve.
We also run medical missions to underserved communities in Bangladesh and campaign for systemic changes in paediatric critical care, ensuring that no child is ever denied medical treatment due to policy failures.
Tafida's story
In 2019, four-year-old Tafida Raqeeb suffered a sudden brain haemorrhage (AVM). Doctors in the UK declared that she had no chance of recovery and sought to withdraw her life support. However, her parents refused to give up and fought a landmark legal battle for the right to continue her treatment.
After months of legal struggles, the High Court ruled in favour of her family, allowing her to be transferred to Gaslini Children’s Hospital in Italy. Her story exposed serious flaws in the UK’s medical system, where parents often have no say in their child’s treatment decisions
Out of this struggle, the Tafida Raqeeb Foundation was born to help other families facing the same battles and to ensure that no other child is denied a chance at recovery.
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