Mumbai Teen, Who Became Face Of Progeria Campaign In India, Dies At 15

Even as he suffered from health problems, his last days were spent in bliss with his entire family as they had gathered to celebrate a wedding in Telangana. Fighting a rare disease that aged him eight times faster, the country’s first reported case of progeria, Nihal Bitla, passed away at 15. Nihal had become the face of progeria campaign in India after he, along with his family, took up

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