Hassana and Hassina, who were both born in Kaduna on January 12, 2022, shared the same pelvis, liver, intestines, abdomen, and reproductive and urinary systems.At the King Abdullah Specialist Hospital for Children in King Abdulaziz Medical City, an 85-member specialized medical team successfully completed seven of the eight steps of the procedure, according to Arab News.
On November 9, 2022, the King approved the airlift of the conjoined twins and their parents to Riyadh in order to undertake their separation at the expense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The supervisor-general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and the head of the surgical team, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, announced the operation’s eight stages before it had started. He is a consultant to the Saudi Royal Court.
Hassana and Hassina will be the 56th set of twins to be split as a consequence of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian actions, which had previously helped with 130 cases of conjoined twins from 23 nations over a period of 33 years, according to Arab News.
Yahaya Lawal, the ambassador of Nigeria to Saudi Arabia, congratulated the monarchy’s authorities for their thoughtful humanitarian gesture toward these conjoined twins.
