Jubilation As Nigerian Doctors Successfully Separate Siamese Twins In Bauchi (Photos)

Some doctors have reportedly separated co-joined twins in the Bauchi State in an outreach sponsored by a Nigerian lawmaker.
It has been reported that a set of conjoined twins have been successfully separated by Doctors on the Move Africa at an ongoing free medical outreach in Bauchi.

 
The separation of the conjoined twins, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker on Media, Iliya Habila, who shared the photos on Facebook, was successfully conducted on Monday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi by a team of doctors.
 
He said the medical outreach was sponsored by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Barrister Yakubu Dogara.
 
Habila said: “Conjoined twins have been successfully separated by Doctors on the Move Africa in the ongoing free medical treatment sponsored by the Rt. Honourable Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi.”





The Punch reports that the free medical outreach, which began on Monday, is expected to last for one week and is for all residents of Bauchi State.
 
During the period, outpatient consultations and medical check-up with drugs, ultrasound scan, reading glasses and cataract operations will be carried out, it was learnt.
 
Others are laboratory tests for diseases such as diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, public health education on malaria, hygiene, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Lassa fever, free general and gynaecological surgeries.

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Posted: at 13-02-2018 08:00 PM (6 years ago) | Addicted Hero

congrats!

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Posted: at 14-02-2018 06:46 AM (6 years ago) | Hero

Well done. A big CONGRATULATIONS.

It would have been nice to know the NAMES of  the HARDWORKING and DEDICATED NIGERIAN doctors who performed the operation (and NOT only the name of the sponsor)  And to know what part of the body where the TWINS were CO-JOINED

Posted: at 14-02-2018 08:17 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Congratulations. nice work

Posted: at 14-02-2018 09:59 AM (6 years ago) | Gistmaniac