Judges decides: Tafida Raqeeb can go to Italy for treatment.

Doctors in Genoa, Italy stated that they had an expertise in this condition and were willing to treat Tafida. But the Royal London Hospital is refusing to let the parents take Tafida to Genoa.

Tafida’s parents have won the legal battle enabling them to bring Tafida to Genoa for treatment. According to the article by Jamie Johnson in The Telegraph:

Mr Justice MacDonald, who had analysed evidence at a recent High Court trial in London, approved a move to Italy in a ruling delivered on Thursday.

Tafida’s mother, Shalina Begum, was reported by The Telegraph to state:

“We have always had Tafida’s best interests at heart and we have never wanted to come to court to have to argue for our rights to seek continued care in a world-class hospital willing to give her the treatment she needs,” she said. 

“The entire experience of having to fight for our daughter’s life over the last three months has been exhausting and traumatic for all of her family.” 

She added: “It is vital for Tafida that she is removed from the Royal London Hospital and transferred to the Gaslini … at the earliest opportunity. This is our priority for Tafida.”