Doctors at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital successfully separated a dead conjoined twin from a live sibling.
The twins had last Saturday been delivered by caesarean section at Amuria Health Centre IV in Amuria District but one was born still.
The babies whose bodies were attached by the stomach belonged to Ms Loyce Alinga, a resident of Aojangor village, Obalanga Sub-county in Kapelebyong District.
Ms Alinga, a Senior Three student, is among the many others who got pregnant during the Covid-19 induced lockdown.
Upon noticing that one baby was dead, doctors at Amuria Health Centre IV referred them to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, who also sent them to Mulago hospital.
Paulo Oluo, the grandfather of the babies, said while at Mulago, they were left in suspense as no doctor attended to them until they received a letter discharging them without any attempt to separate the twins.
On their way home, Mr Aluo revealed that they decided to go back to Soroti hospital to seek assistance from the surgeons.
At Soroti hospital, he said, they consented to being responsible for any outcome of the risky operation.
Dr Joseph Epodoi, the consultant surgeon at Soroti hospital, who also spearheaded the operation, said there was a layer of living cells separating the babies adding that the twins were also surviving on different body organs, which made the surgery a success.
