Second Siamese twin released from intensive care in Bangladesh

Rokaiya, one of the Siamese twins separated by Hungarian doctors in a series of operations in Bangladesh and Hungary, has been released from intensive care and taken to a special ward to share with her sister, Rabeya, and their parents, the Foundation for Defenceless People that organised the operation told MTI on Thursday.

The three-year-old twins were separated in a 33-hour operation on August 1-2 in Dhaka, in what was the final step in a series of medical procedures dubbed “Operation Freedom”. The first phase of Operation Freedom, including groundbreaking work to separate the blood flow of the brains, was conducted by a Hungarian team led by István Hudák in Bangladesh in August 2018.

The marathon operation in Dhaka was carried out by a team of 35 Hungarian doctors and assistants led by András Csokay from Budapest’s Honvéd Hospital.

Rabeya regained consciousness five days after the separation operation and was released from intensive care earlier than her sister as her condition gradually improved, the foundation said in a statement.