Uhuru Kenyatta lauds doctors who separated conjoined twins
Twins, Blessing and Favour, before the surgery that separated them on November 2, 2016. PHOTO | COURTESY | NATION MEDIA GROUP.By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated the
joint medical team that conducted a 23-hour surgery and successfully
separated conjoined twins, aged two years.
The
team comprised medical professionals from Kenyatta National Hospital
(KNH) and the University of Nairobi’s School of Health Sciences.
The
surgery is one of the continent's first, and given that it was
conducted at KNH'S main theatre, it is testimony to the vast improvement
in the quality and capacity of Kenya's public hospitals.
QUICK RECOVERY
The
President on Thursday also wished the twin girls a quick recovery and
all the best as they embark on life after the surgery.
He thanked the medical team for their outstanding work, dedication and a great sense of civic duty.
The joy of the mother, relatives and family friends of the girls is shared by the whole nation and beyond, he said.
The twins can now talk and respond to their mother, Nairobi News reports.
The
hospital’s acting CEO Thomas Mutie on Wednesday said the children had
been admitted at the Specialised Surgical Paediatric Ward for more than
two years to allow development of key organs and also enable them to
gain appropriate muscles to withstand the surgery.
PATIENTS STABLE
“Surgery
of this nature usually required planning and regular consultation by a
multi-disciplinary team of KNH and School of Health Sciences, UoN
specialists to exchange ideas on how best to perform the procedure while
minimizing the risk of either paralysis or neural damage,” said Dr
Mutie.
He added that the children were stable and are receiving specialised care as medics monitor their progress.
“We are confident that they will fully recover and live normal independent lives to adulthood,” said Dr Mutie.
Dr Mutie thanked the team for conducting what he called the “first ever sarcophagus surgery in Africa” with great dedication.
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