conjoined twins

Egypt sponsors operation on Uganda’s conjoined twins

The Egyptian government is to pay all costs for the operation of a set of conjoined twins at Mulago hospital. The twins who were born early this year have been at Mulago for over three months and were expected to be operated on from there. However, Mulago’s Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Doreen Birabwa says the […]

Doctors at Mulago Hospital report progress on the conjoined twins

Doctors at Mulago hospital are reporting steady progress made by the conjoined twins who await an operation to separate them. Two weeks ago, the doctors announced that the conjoined twins needed to jointly weigh at least 10kgs before the operation can be carried out. The babies’ mother Rossette Tusiime says the twins now weigh 5.8kgs, […]