Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu stated that the government has provided the necessary funds to purchase equipment for separating a group of conjoined twins.
Earlier, President Akufo-Addo announced on July 5, 2021, that the government would bear the full cost of the operation expected to be performed by doctors at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital.
The twins’ families publicly appealed for help to raise funds for the operation.
In an interview with the media, Mr. Agyeman-Manu said that some of the equipment for this procedure has already arrived in the country.
"We listed and sent our prerequisites to the chief of staff. They wrote to us to issue funds. We have started the procurement process to purchase equipment that enables doctors to perform operations. So, we are serious. We have not encountered them at all. Any problems. Some equipment has even arrived, and we are actually working on it quickly to move things forward."
Surgery will start in September
At the same time, Dr. Emmanuel Srofenyoh, medical director of the Greater Accra Regional Hospital, said that the operation may begin in the first week of September.
"We are not in a hurry to perform surgery because we are waiting for the best opportunity to perform surgery. For the technicians, the message we have received is that the surgery must start in the first week of September and is at an early stage. The surgery will be divided into different stages. Go ahead, but first prepare and expand the skin so that when they separate, there can be extra skin that can be used for close-ups."
The twins’ children are 15-year-old Rebecca Bansah (Rebecca Bansah), who appealed to the public last month to help raise funds for the operation.
The doctor said it would cost about Ghc 3 million to separate the Siamese brothers and sisters.
The twins will be together in the third month.
Data shows that only about 5% of conjoined twins can survive before surgery.
However, the doctors at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital hope the operation will be successful.
In an interview with Joy News, the neurosurgeon at the facility, Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said that although the procedure can be daunting, neurosurgeons are very capable of performing operations.
He revealed that it takes about five stages to complete the operation.
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