Conjoined Twins Separated at AIIMS to Return Home to Odisha

“A very emotional moment for me. Also a hugely proud moment for all of us”, the Health Minister said.

Formerly conjoined twins Jaga and Balia will be returning to Odisha on 7 September, Saturday, after successfully getting separated at AIIMS, New Delhi.

Addressing the media on the day of their discharge from the hospital, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan congratulated the team for its ‘unique achievement’ in this ‘extremely rare case of cranopagus conjoined twins’.

In a series of tweets, the Ministry of Health elaborated on the event’s proceedings.

The twins #Jagga and #Balia as the looked yesterday! #CraniopagusTwins@aiims_newdelhi @drharshvardhan https://t.co/oQ7LoQ1YiJ pic.twitter.com/CfMVcYhwRn

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) September 6, 2019