Medical Council investigates Mulago over conjoined twins
Thursday April 15 2021
Surgeons conduct an operation on a patient. The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council is investigating Mulago Hospital for declining to operate conjoined twins who had been referred to the facility for separation. Photo | Rachel Mabala
Summary
The director general of health services, Dr Henry Mwebesa, told Daily Monitor yesterday that they are still waiting for the Council’s findings to inform next course of action.
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The Ministry of Health has asked Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) to investigate circumstances under which Mulago hospital declined to operate on conjoined twins who were referred to the facility for separation last month.