Health Minister Pratap Jena would visit the AIIMS, New Delhi on Friday to discuss with the concerned authorities over discharge of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia, who are currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, said Jena speaking to reporters here on Thursday.
The Minister would be accompanied by a five-member expert team comprising Sanjeeb Mishra, HOD, Neurosurgery, SCB Medical College & Hospital; Saroj Satapathy, Superintendent, Sishu Bhavan; Rashmi Mohanty, Associate Professor, Medicine, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar; Prithviraj Singh, Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery, SCB MCH and Jagmohan Mishra, Professor, Surgery, SCB MCH.
“The conditions of Jaga and Kalia have improved a lot. I will have a discussion with the concerned doctors over the possibility of bringing the twins back to Odisha. If necessary, the duo will stay at the hospital for a few more days for further treatment,” Jena said.
Notably, the craniopagus conjoined twins hailing from Milipada village in Kandhamal district were separated by a team of doctors after a 21-hour-long surgery at the AIIMS, New Delhi in October last year. The historic surgery had created a new chapter in the Indian medical science.