Reports reaching the Daily Observer have revealed that the first ever conjoined twins in The Gambia, passed away on Thursday at the Intensive Care Unit of the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital.

The Siamese twins lived for only eight days after their birth. Their deaths came at a time when efforts were mounting to airlift them out of the country for specialised health care abroad.

The twins were laid to rest on the same day at the Jeshwang Cemetery.
However, the Daily Observer could not ascertain the exact cause of their untimely death. Dr Tamsir Mbowe, the director of Health and Medical Services, said the first twin died 18 hours after their naming ceremony. “The second twin died an hour later,” he explained.

One Ramatoulie Jallow, a resident of Serrekunda London Corner, gave birth to the twins on Wednesday, August 6, at the Gambia Family Planning Association Clinic in Kanifing.