President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced his decision to pay the full cost of the surgery of the conjoined twins at the Ridge Hospital in Accra.
Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Opare revealed this today, Monday, July 5, 2021, at a ceremony in Accra.
The surgery according to doctors would cost GH¢3million.
The Siamese twins were born to a 15-year-old girl, Rebecca Bansah.
She had appealed for support so her babies would be separated.
The twins, in their third month, are joined at the head.
Their survival per data suggests that only 5% of twins operated on with such conditions survive.
However, medical doctors at the Ridge Hospital are optimistic that the surgery would be successful
Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, a neurosurgeon at the facility, in an interview with Accra-based Joy News indicated that the medical team who would work on the twins are capable to carry out the operation.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
