Parliament pays tribute to Soroti Hospital medics who separated conjoined twines

 

Parliament has today paid a befitting tribute to a team of specialists from Soroti Regional Referral Hospital for successfully separating conjoined twins.

 

A delegation of medical specialists from Soroti Hospital led by Dr Joseph Epodoi, paid a courtesy visit to Parliament following their outstanding performance in their work specifically having successfully separated conjoined twins.

 

The twin-girls were delivered in March 2021 at Amuria District Hospital to Joyce Alinga, a- 21- year- old of senior three who conceived during the COVID-19 lockdown.

But moments after the cesarean birth, one of the twins was found dead while the other was alive, prompting medics in Amuria Hospital to refer the children to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital for possible detachment. But the team in Soroti also referred the family to Mulago National Referral Hospital.

 

However, the family failed to secure an appointment with medics at Mulago Hospital to carry out an operation on the children, forcing the family to return to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The living conjoined twin was able to stay alive for six days while stuck to the other, dead baby.

After returning to Soroti hospital, A team led by Dr. Joseph Epodoi, the Consultant Surgeon, entered the theatre and conducted the complicated operation that lasted about five hours. Today, the remaining twine is alive and healthy.

 

Dr. Opodoi at parliament

Hon. Okupa Elijah MP Kasilo County Serere district moved a Mo­tion for a res­o­lu­tion of Par­lia­ment to pay glow­ing trib­ute to Dr. Joseph Epodoi and the entire Med­ical Team at Soroti Hospital for Suc­cess­fully sep­a­rat­ing con­joined twins.

 

Hon. Ecweru Musa thanked and congratulated Dr. Joseph Epodoi and the Medical team of Soroti Hospital for successfully separating the conjoined twins,