Zim braces for second op of conjoined twins
Herald Reporter
Zimbabwean surgeons will separate conjoined twins born two months ago as soon as they have raised the urgent funds to buy equipment at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital.
Government, through the Ministry of Health and Child Care has already directed the hospital to set aside a budget and has promised backing.
The operation will be the second such in Zimbabwe, but the hospital urgently needs to buy more equipment as the surgery should be done by Monday next week.
The conjoined twins were born at the hospital and their parents are smallholder farmers from Banket. The twin girls are conjoined from the abdomen and part of their pelvis.
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Remembering Professor James Hakim and Professor David Katzenstein
chris posted on 1/26/2021 7:00:00 PM
IAS â the International AIDS Society â mourns the passing of two world-leading HIV scientists, David Katzenstein, Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and James Hakim, Professor of Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, who died from COVID-19 related complications.
âWe send our deepest condolences to Davidâs and Jamesâ families and loved ones at this difficult time,â said Adeeba Kamarulzaman, President of the IAS. âIn the last few days, we have lost two great HIV scientists and humanitarians to COVID-19. Both are giants in our field who have made significant contributions to advance HIV research and science, improving the lives of people living with HIV across the world. This is such a great loss for the HIV community and beyond.â