A rare disease has left an 11-month-old girl with a tumour covering half of her face.

Chingrung Mro, from a remote area of Bangladesh, was first admitted to hospital at nine months and diagnosed with a ganglioglioma cyst – a rare slow-growing tumour.

Since birth, it has been growing consistently bigger and could be fatal for the little girl if left untreated.

However, her family were unable to afford treatment in her hometown due to the expense.

But a social media campaign launched by social worker Fabian Gomez is set to change her life.

Mr Gomez’s Facebook campaign caught the attention of Bangladeshi minister Obaidul Quader, who arranged for Chingrung to be treated at Dhaka Medical College.

He said: ‘Many people tried to help by raising funds, but we wanted to provide her with better treatment because she’s a baby.

‘We contacted the minister and after the meeting we asked him to provide the baby with good treatment.’

The team at Dhaka Medical College have put together a board of surgeons – including a neurosurgeon, paediatric surgeon and a plastic surgeon – and they will soon operate on Chingrung to reduce its size.

Samanta Lal Sen, the plastic surgeon, is feeling positive and hopes to remove the tumour and cover the defect with plastic surgery.

Chingrung’s adoring father Singrao Mro hopes the treatment will give his daughter a new chance at life.

He said: ‘I hope my daughter will improve in this hospital and I want to thank everyone that helped her.’