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First Siamese twins separated in Zimbabwe now walking
03 Feb 2016 at 19:16hrs | Views
The first Siamese twins to be successfully separated by a team of Zimbabwean doctors in 2014 are growing up well in Harare's Highfield suburb.
The twins' wounds are yet to fully heal leaving them vulnerable to diseases.
The first of July 2014 will always be a day to remember as Zimbabwean surgeons successfully separated Siamese twin babies, a first for the country's health service sector.
The then two-month-old twins were joined from the chest to the upper abdomen and shared a liver.
The twins, Tapiwanashe and Kudakwashe, were separated in an eight-hour operation at Harare Hospital by surgeon Bothwell Mbuwayesango and 50 other medical personnel.
The twins' wounds are yet to fully heal leaving them vulnerable to diseases.
The first of July 2014 will always be a day to remember as Zimbabwean surgeons successfully separated Siamese twin babies, a first for the country's health service sector.
The then two-month-old twins were joined from the chest to the upper abdomen and shared a liver.
The twins, Tapiwanashe and Kudakwashe, were separated in an eight-hour operation at Harare Hospital by surgeon Bothwell Mbuwayesango and 50 other medical personnel.
Source - ZBC
