NEWBORN conjoined twins, who were born in Limpopo recently, have died.
The sad announcement was made by Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba.
In a statement, Ramathuba said the twins, who were born at Jane Furse Hospital and admitted to Mankweng Tertiary and Academic Hospital Neonatal ICU, deteriorated overnight and died in the early hours of Thursday, 14 April.
“Since their admission to Mankweng, specialists from various clinical disciplines from both Mankweng/Pietersburg Complex and Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital have been hard at work in pursuit of the best possible intervention.
“The initial set of studies revealed multiple complexities that required appropriate and thorough planning of further management,” Ramathuba said.
She added that they were hopeful that the scheduled joint academic meeting between specialists from Mankweng and George Mukhari would bring the desired results for the future of the twins.
“Unfortunately, they could not make it. Our sincere condolences to the family and community at large.”
