National Hospital Discharges First Successfully Separated Conjoined Twins

Team of medical experts at the National Hospital Abuja, yesterday discharged the first ever successfully separated conjoined twins at the hospital.

The twins named Goodness and Mercy were born in Keffi, conjoined face-to-face at the chest and abdomen, and referred to the National Hospital Abuja 16 months ago.

After 16 months of intensive surgical procedures, the twins were successful separated and were discharged yesterday.

Addressing journalists at the event, the minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, commended the hospital management for the successful outcome of the surgery, noting that it was the first successful operation of this type at the hospital.

The minister also described the success as a bold venture into the realm of advanced surgery in the country.

In his words “Thanks to the availability of top experts at National Hospital Abuja, their dedication to the profession, the careful planning, the excellent teamwork and administrative support they received. These beautiful girls of Benue State origin, aptly named Goodness and Mercy, and the proud parents, are beneficiaries of a healthcare system, when it functions as it supposed to.

“The case management team has demonstrated that our health system, even with modest resources, can rise up to the highest challenges and offer quality care, to find its position among renowned international hospitals.

“It also shows that as the Administration of President Buhari aims for grassroots universal health coverage, support for tertiary care to improve performance, is by no means lost.”

Ehanire however informed that the separated conjoined twins still require rehabilitation and continuing care, saying that the government shall monitor progress through the hospital and assist where needed to see them achieve their potential.

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