‘Thanks for the smiles’

Herald Reporter
THE father of the conjoined twin boys who were successfully operated on at Harare Children’s Hospital, Mr Moses Chitiyo, has applauded the country’s health delivery system saying the service given to his boys dispelled aspersions that are always cast on the public health sector.

“We stand here today as very happy parents because the country has been with us. It has been a very long journey since April 22, but we have had an experience which we will never forget. We have heard a lot about the decaying health system, but for us it is untrue,” Mr Chitiyo said.

‘’Thank you for making us smile,” he said.

Representatives of the medical professionals who operated on the twin boys also expressed their gratitude to the Government for providing an enabling environment for the “miracle surgery” to take place smoothly.

Born on April 22 this year to a Murehwa couple, the twin boys christened Kupakwashe and Tapiwanashe, were joined from the lower chest to the upper abdomen and shared a liver.

The most delicate part of the operation was on the liver, which had to be cut into two to ensure that both boys were left with something, although a liver can grow back if a part of it is removed.

Mr Chitiyo, a fruit and vegetable vendor in Murehwa, said the success of the procedure was a relief to his family.