Public figures urging the president to grant clemency for radical right-wing activist György Budaházy after he had been handed 17-year prison for terrorism.
The name of neurosurgeon András Csókay became internationally known when he developed the so-called vascular tunnel technique for the treatment of severe traumatic brain swelling. In addition, a number of other new groundbreaking surgical procedures can be linked to him. In recent years, his name has often been heard outside of professional circles: in 2020, he and his team successfully separated the Bangladeshi Siamese twins Rabeya and Rukaya. András Csókay is not only known for his outstanding surgical achievements, however: he lectures all over the country and has already written several books: he always speaks openly and honestly about being Hungarian, about medicine, his deep faith, and his doubts as well as struggles. In a short portrait film from our publisher, the Friends of Hungary Foundation, he says: “When you have a tough question you must always look up.” This has helped him in many difficult situations during his career.
Separated Bangladeshi Siamese Twins Return Home after Two Years
Rabeya and Rokaiya, a pair of Bangladeshi Siamese twins conjoined at the head who were successfully separated by a team of Hungarian doctors in 2019, have returned to their hometown after two years, the Foundation for Defenceless People said on Monday.
After their separation in August 2019, the twins lived with their parents and sister for 18 months at the Dhaka Central Military Hospital.
For both children, a minor plastic restorative intervention on the soft tissues is expected to be performed by the foundation’s plastic surgeons in a year’s time.
Rokaiya and Rabeya were separated in a 33-hour operation organised by the Foundation for Defenceless People in August 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in what was the third step of a series of procedures dubbed “Operation Freedom”. The first phase, including groundbreaking work to separate the blood flow of the brains, was conducted by a Hungarian team led by István Hud