Cameroon: Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated

By Brenda Y. Nchewnang-Ngassa

"Marvellous!" "I am very happy". "God is good". These were some of the phrases on the lips of everybody on November, 16, 2015 at the Chantal Biya Foundation when the Ministers of Public Health and Social Affairs alongside the Tunisian Ambassador to Cameroon, Jalel Snoussi entered the special ward to see the former conjoined twins; Darly and Davis who just returned from Tunisia after a successful surgery to separate them.

While smiling, authorities took turns to carry Darly and Davis as they cried for the attention of their father and nurses who accompanied them to Tunisia. The children, who use to be joint at the abdomen, can be seen fully separated and in good health thanks to the collaboration of Cameroon's First Lady, Mrs Chantal Biya, the government of Cameroon as well as that of Tunisia that undertook the surgery free of charge. The father of Darly and Davis expressed gratitude to the government, particularly to the First Lady and her foundation for the enormous support and care.

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