Philippine teenager flies to Sudan to undergo life-saving heart surgery

Hospital in Khartoum that has become a world leader in complex heart operations agreed to perform critical procedure for free

A Phillipine teenager has been flown to Sudan to undergo life-saving heart surgery at a charity-run hospital that has become a world leader in complex heart operations.

Reynaldo Nilo, a rheumatic heart disease sufferer and son of impoverished farmers boarded a flight on Monday for Khartoum, the capital of the east African country.