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Cerebral palsy in Nigeria: One woman's mission to help her daughter and others

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Babatunde Fashola , 22 , has cerebral palsy and requires lifelong care.

Cerebral Palsy Centre founder Nonye Nweke runs the centre in Lagos , Nigeria .

She set up the centre after struggling to find support for her own daughter, Zimuzo .

The cost of caring for someone at the centre is at least $1,000 ( 790 ) a month .

A lack of awareness and adequate medical support hinders the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal jaundice in Nigeria .

The Oscar Project is a charity aimed at improving the diagnosis of the disorder.

The project is named after British disability advocate, Oscar Anderson , whose untreated jaundic caused his cerebral palsy.