Nairobi mother of conjoined twins opens up 10 years after daughters' separation surgery

Born conjoined, Nairobi sisters Blessing and Favor Karimi survived Kenya’s landmark 23-hour separation surgery in 2016 and now hope to become surgeons themselves.

Two Nairobi sisters who entered the world sharing a body are now thriving as independent 12-year-olds, a decade after a landmark medical procedure in Kenya.

Blessing and Favor Karimi were born on September 4, 2014, joined at the lower back with shared pelvic structures, including one opening for passing stool

Because their internal organs needed time to mature and their muscles required adequate strength, surgeons at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) spent roughly two and a half years preparing before they could safely operate. During that period, doctors conducted close to a year of detailed anatomical investigations to map exactly what lay ahead.

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Source: Tuko