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On April 6, 2013, a baby boy Andrew Palismwe origin born in good health. But Andrew was born with four legs total, located just below the stomach. According to Andrew so physicians can actually have a ‘twin brother’, it’s just that his brother is not fully developed and left legs for Andrew.
“This is a situation where in fact there are two identical twins whose bodies are fused due to embryonic they are not completely separated, but form two babies who grow into each other’s bodies. In this case, only babies never develop properly, “said a specialist neonatology (newborn specialist) of the Windhoek Central Hospital, Dr. Clarissa Pieper as reported by the Daily Mail, Saturday (22/06/2013).
Luckily Andrew had the opportunity to undergo surgical removal of the two extra legs thanks to the generosity of the Namibian government. Operation which lasted for nine hours was held at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, in neighboring South Africa.
fact, according to the mother, Ruthy Mutanimiye, his son can respond to the treatment given by the doctors quickly a day after being in the emergency room. Andrew is now undergoing the process of recovery in the Windhoek Central Hospital, Namibia.
Ruthy also claim relief if his son could have surgery because they come from poor families. Operation Andrew is funded directly by the government of Namibia to take advantage of a special fund for those patients who do not have access to private health care.
response, the spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Social Services Namibia, Esther Paul claims, ” The fund is intended for patients who do not have the resources for private treatment. Our own handle every request for the full cost of health with urgency and no one application that has been delayed. “
darling when asked how huge cost spent to operate on Andrew, Ruthy was reluctant to answer. “Money will not be able to compare any to attempt to save someone’s life,” he concluded.
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