The medical team from Soroti Regional Referral Hospital that conducted a successful separation of conjoined twins last month has been recognized once again, this time by the Ministry of Health.
A team of medics led by Dr. Joseph Epodoi, the Consultant Surgeon successfully separated conjoined twins comprising one live twin and another dead twin.
At the time, doctors at Amuria Health Centre IV referred them to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, from where they were sent to Mulago National Referral Hospital, where, according to reports, they were never attended to, forcing them back to Soroti.
Soroti Regional Referral Hospital conducted a function to recognize the efforts by Dr. Epodoi and the team of 13 other medics for successfully conducting the specialized operation.
During the function, both the hospital board and the Ministry of Health awarded certificates of recognition to the team.
Hon. Hellen Adoa, the State Minister for Fisheries who represented the Ministers of Health said that the Soroti team exhibited a high level of commitment to save the child, now named after Dr. Epodoi.
Hon. Adoa speaking…….
Early this month, the Parliament of Uganda paid special tribute to the medics in a special plenary session that lasted more than three hours. END
