Separation Surgery for Tanzanian Conjoined Twins Begins | Bahrain Economy

Published: October 29, 2026, 1:07 pm

Riyadh — In implementation of the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program began this morning the separation operation for the two-year-and-two-month-old Tanzanian conjoined twins, Laitience and Loveness, at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in King Abdulaziz Medical City under the Ministry of National Guard in Riyadh.
Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and Head of the Medical and Surgical Team of the program Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah explained in a press statement that the Tanzanian twins arrived in the Kingdom on January 27, 2026. Following their admission to King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, the medical team conducted thorough and comprehensive examinations and held several specialized medical meetings to evaluate their condition and determine the appropriate separation plan.
He stated that the twins are joined at the pelvis and hips, share four lower limbs, the lower part of the intestines, the spinal column, lumbar vertebrae, and spinal cord. They also underwent a skin expansion procedure that took several months to prepare them for the separation surgery.
Dr. Al Rabeeah noted that the operation is scheduled to take place across nine stages lasting approximately 15 hours, with the participation of 44 consultants, specialists, nursing, and technical staff in the specialties of anesthesia, pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, urology, and plastic surgery, with a success rate estimated at 70%.
He pointed out that this procedure marks the fourth separation operation for conjoined twins from Tanzania and the 75th operation within the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, which since 1990 has cared for 160 twins from 29 countries across five continents.
Dr. Al Rabeeah, on his own behalf and on behalf of his colleagues on the medical and surgical team of the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, expressed his gratitude, appreciation, and thanks to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince for their continuous support of the program. He emphasized that this support has enabled the Saudi medical team to provide the highest standard of medical care and improve the quality of life for the beneficiary children, praying to Allah Almighty for the operation’s success and for the twins to be granted health and well-being.

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