Marieme and Ndeye: Conjoined twins given days to live are now aged seven
Marieme and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged seven, they are thought to be the only growing conjoined twins in Europe.
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Marieme and Ndeye were not expected to survive for more than a few days when they were born. Now aged seven, they are thought to be the only growing conjoined twins in Europe.
In 2014, a team of Zimbabwean doctors broke new ground after successfully separating Siamese twins — Kupakwashe and Tapiwanashe Chitiyo — during a complex operation procedure at the Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (formerly Harare Central Hospital).
ZIMBABWE has broken new ground in its medical history by successfully performing the first major operation on Siamese twins born in April, with a team of 50 having worked on the eight-hour delicate procedure at Harare Children’s Hospital.
The Siamese twins born to a Kadoma woman two weeks ago at Chegutu Hospital have died at Harare Hospital after they succumbed to heart complications. The father Mabvuto Bero confirmed the sad development.