In accordance with the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister - may God protect them - the Saudi capital, Riyadh, today received the Pakistani conjoined twins (Sufyan and Yusuf) along with their family, arriving from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan via King Khalid International Airport.
Upon their arrival, the specialized medical teams transferred the twins to King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital of the Ministry of National Guard, in order to conduct the necessary medical examinations and study their condition carefully to consider the possibility of performing a separation operation on them, in a step that reflects the great care that the Kingdom gives to critical humanitarian cases.
The Saudi program for separating conjoined twins: a global leader
In this context, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, Advisor at the Royal Court, Supervisor General of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, and head of the medical and surgical team, expressed his deepest gratitude and appreciation to the wise leadership for this noble humanitarian initiative. Dr. Al-Rabeeah emphasized that this swift response embodies the pioneering role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in humanitarian and medical work, noting that the Saudi program for separating conjoined twins has become a globally recognized and highly regarded model, thanks to the unlimited support of the leadership and the accumulated expertise of the Saudi medical team.
The Saudi Program for Separating Conjoined Twins is one of the world's leading medical and humanitarian programs, with a history spanning several decades. During this time, hundreds of cases from across the globe have been reviewed and studied. The program has successfully performed dozens of complex separation surgeries for conjoined twins from sister and friendly nations, making the Kingdom a beacon of hope for many families facing such difficult medical challenges and reinforcing its position as a bastion of humanitarianism and advanced medicine.
Human dimensions that transcend borders
The significance of this event extends beyond the medical aspect, carrying profound humanitarian dimensions that reflect the deep fraternal ties between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. It underscores the Kingdom's noble mission of extending a helping hand to those in need, regardless of geographical boundaries. The Kingdom typically covers all transportation, treatment, and accommodation costs for the twins and their families, thus easing the burden on these families and bringing smiles back to their faces.
For their part, the family of the Pakistani twins (Sufyan and Yusuf) expressed their deep gratitude and appreciation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, government and people, for the warm welcome and generous hospitality, appreciating the gracious response from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince, which instilled hope in them to save the lives of their children, praying to God to protect the Kingdom and perpetuate the blessing of security and safety upon it.
