Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy
ENG
DZO
BBSCL Logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
Radio Live
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
Radio LIVE

Bhutan’s first conjoined twins in Australia for separation surgery

October 3, 2018
in Uncategorized
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
0
SHARES
5
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Bhutan’s first recorded conjoined twins are in Melbourne, Australia for separation surgery. The twin girls, born by caesarean- section on July 13 last year at Phuentshogling General Hospital, were joined at the thoracoabdominal region.

“The twins are now running 13  months of age and are healthy and beautiful looking girls,” states a news release from the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH).

It also says the Paediatric Surgeon of the National Referral Hospital, Dr Karma Sherub, after many discussions with Paediatric Surgeons from Singapore, Australia and India finalized the surgery to be done at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

The Children First Foundation in Melbourne will finance the travel and bear the entire cost for the surgery. The operation cost is estimated at around AUD 250,000.

The Children First Foundation facilitates surgery and provides pre-and-post surgical care for children with a range of congenital and acquired conditions, including orthopaedic, craniofacial, burns and plastics, renal and urology cases.

The foundation has begun a donation drive to raise money to cover the medical costs of the twins’ surgery.

The health ministry and JDWNRH have deputed a nurse as a medical escort to help the mother and the twins in their first travel abroad. They left for Australia on Monday.

Dr Karma Sherub will also travel to Melbourne when the twins are ready for the surgery.

An Australian newspaper, The Australian, writes the twins, who are connected at the lower chest and abdomen, will start a week of tests and scans at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital before their operation.

The doctors said they are confident the surgery would be successful.

A doctor at Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital, Joe Crameri, told  CNN that the key areas that they are going to have to focus on are the bowel and the liver.

He said they are hoping that they don’t have to deal with any of the structures in their chests and the initial report suggests that they won’t have to.

Previous Post

ECB to dispatch the postal ballots for facilitation booths on October 5

Next Post

People of Rookha and Lawa Lamga chiwogs complain about rough rides

Next Post
People of Rookha and Lawa Lamga chiwogs complain about rough rides

People of Rookha and Lawa Lamga chiwogs complain about rough rides

Rapper Kezang Dorji wins South Asian Youth Award 2018

Rapper Kezang Dorji wins South Asian Youth Award 2018

Eighty people undergoes ear surgery at ENT camp in Punakha

Eighty people undergoes ear surgery at ENT camp in Punakha

Please login to join discussion

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Old MPU-turned health clinic benefits Shumar residents, Pema Gatshel

Old MPU-turned health clinic benefits Shumar residents, Pema Gatshel

2 years ago
5
The third batch of the contacts of the COVID-19 patient also tested negative

So far so good, Bhutan’s COVID-19 story

5 years ago
1
National football team leaves for Thailand to play World Cup qualifying match

National football team leaves for Thailand to play World Cup qualifying match

10 years ago
3
Paro International Airport inaugurates new structures

Paro International Airport inaugurates new structures

7 years ago
5

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accidents (14)
  • Agriculture (426)
  • Announcement (174)
  • Audience Survey Report (1)
  • Business (744)
  • Crime/Legal (367)
  • Culture (47)
  • Development (51)
  • Disaster (57)
  • Economy (278)
  • Education (413)
  • Entertainment (13)
  • Environment (61)
  • Feature (65)
  • Featured (6)
  • Festival (78)
  • GMC (14)
  • Headlines (9)
  • Health (622)
  • Legal (52)
  • Literature (9)
  • Livestock (75)
  • Media (25)
  • Other Stories (5,574)
  • Politics (419)
  • RCSC (1)
  • Recent stories (5)
  • Religion (45)
  • Sci/Tech (709)
  • Social (516)
  • Sports (449)
  • Technology (190)
  • Tourism (19)
  • Uncategorized (13,866)
  • Video (136)
  • Video Story (249)
  • Wildlife (42)

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Tender Announcement Vacancy Announcement

POPULAR NEWS

  • BPC’s investigation rules out transformer short circuit as Damchhu forest fire cause

    Viral video of Bhutanese man assaulted by locals and police in Jaigaon sparks safety concerns

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gelephu Mindfulness City opens recruitment drive for Bhutanese professionals

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Newspaper accuses DPT candidate of political ploy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A centenarian’s recipe to longevity

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 40 companies risk closure over failure to submit financial reports

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
BBSCL

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is Bhutan’s primary national broadcaster, delivering diverse news and entertainment in multiple languages, fostering cultural understanding and public knowledge.

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • Phuentshogling Thromde installs reverse vending machine to promote recycling
  • Fixed deposit interest to be taxed at 10% under proposed Income Tax Bill
  • Yonphula Specialised Rehabilitation School to open next month
  • RMA to roll out seven new measures for loan repayment support
  • National Housing Strategy to be ready by September

News Category

  • Accidents
  • Agriculture
  • Announcement
  • Audience Survey Report
  • Business
  • Crime/Legal
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disaster
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Festival
  • GMC
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Livestock
  • Media
  • Other Stories
  • Politics
  • RCSC
  • Recent stories
  • Religion
  • Sci/Tech
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Video Story
  • Wildlife
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.