The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed dedication to strengthening its historic ties with Nigeria by means of boosting the media help being rendered by the King Salman Humanitarian Help and Reduction Centre.
Khali Al-Admawi, Consular Normal of Kingdom in Northern Nigeria, gave the dedication final week Friday, when he, and Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf acquired the conjoined twins from Kano State that had been efficiently separated by means of the intervention of the King Salam Centre.
The arrival of the separated infants the conjoined twins, who had been taken to Saudi Arabia about two years in the past, was mentioned to be one of many interventions that the Kingdom is offering international locations that it has historic ties with.
Admawi disclosed that the 2 Nigerian conjoined twins, Hassana, and Husaina, who lately underwent a profitable separation surgical procedure in Saudi Arabia, had returned dwelling reception at Mallam Aminu Kano Worldwide Airport.
He famous that the lifesaving operations was carried on the King Abdulah Specialist Youngsters Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical Metropolis, Riyadh, below the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al -Saud, and the federal government of the Kingdom.
In keeping with him, “Hassana and Husaina had traveled to Riyadh in October 2023, the place they underwent months of complete medical examinations. Medical doctors found that the twins had been joined on the decrease stomach, pelvis, and backbone, sharing very important buildings that made the case significantly, complicated.”
He mentioned that after cautious planning, a multi -disciplinary workforce of 38 consultants and specialists, together with specialists in pediatric surgical procedure, neurosurgery, orthopedics, urology, anesthesia, and cosmetic surgery, launched into delicate process.
Admawi acknowledged that the surgical procedure which unfolded in 9 levels, lasted roughly 14 hours, noting that every of the stage required exact coordination to soundly separate the twins and reconstruct their people’ methods, and that the separation has been described as essentially the most profitable, within the
“The separation of Hassana and Husaina marks the sixty fifth profitable operation below the Saudi Siamese Twin Separation Program which has supplied take care of 150 units of conjoined twins from 25 international locations over 35 years.
“This system has turn out to be some of the distinguished medical humanitarian initiatives globally, showcasing Saudi -Arabia `s experience within the pediatric surgical procedure and its dedication to supporting weak households”, he additional acknowledged.
Talking after some time, receiving the infants, Governor Abba mentioned the State Authorities would offer ample well being take care of them, and ensured that the following Authorities can be suggested to proceed with Authorities’s assist for the infants.
He recommended the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the assorted helps that it has been offering to the Kano State and Nigeria typically, requesting that the bilateral co-operations between the 2 nations be sustained.
