After extra than two and a half of years within the properly being facility, Nuha and Naba, the country’s first efficiently separated conjoined backbone twins, are returning house tomorrow (25 November).
This achievement comes after months of clinical challenges, at the side of financial hurdles, life-altering extra than one surgical procedures at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Scientific University (BSMMU).
Born on 21 March 2022, in a Kurigram sanatorium, the twins were referred to BSMMU in April of the same year. They underwent their first surgical treatment on 31 January 2023, and since then, dangle gone thru eight surgical procedures in whole and were staying in a properly being facility cabin.
Despite the actual fact that the treatment used to be within the origin planned to be free, Nuha, Naba could well per chance not return house resulting from complications over an unpaid properly being facility bill of Tk22 lakh. Alternatively, in a flip of generosity, an anonymous donor equipped a massive portion of the unpaid cabin prices.
“A particular person wishing not to be named has donated a massive part of the unpaid properly being facility funds,” acknowledged Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam, Knowledgeable Vice Chancellor (Tutorial) of BSMMU. “The patients were discharged, and we are able to favor later the finest technique to resolve the final amount.”
In conserving with the properly being facility authorities, over Tk50 lakh were spent on Nuha and Naba’s treatment, keeping funds such as cabin hire, treatment from the properly being facility pharmacy, treatment and clinical equipment aged within the direction of surgical procedures by the neurosurgery division, anaesthesia provides, and operation theatre prices.
BSMMU authorities dangle borne roughly Tk36 lakh of these prices, while an anonymous donor has contributed Tk15 lakh.
The Trade Customary reporter Tawsia Tajmim and managing editor Chowdhury Khaled Masood played a truly vital role in securing this donation.
The unlock papers were handed over this day with the twins’ father, Alamgir Rana.
Expressing his gratitude and reduction, Alamgir acknowledged, “The college VC and others visited our cabin and handed over the unlock papers. We sought extra time to recede and could well per chance gentle head house on Monday. ”
He extra acknowledged Nuha and Naba will need a note-up in a month and one other surgical treatment in six months. “I truly dangle requested the VC sir to achieve the surgical treatment free, and he has assured me,” Alamgir added.
The twins’ treatment used to be within the origin below the supervision of worn Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who took price of their care.
Alternatively, after Hasina resigned and left the country on 5 August, BSMMU requested Nuha Naba’s father for cabin prices of Tk22 lakh, creating a barrier for the family’s return house.
