Syrian Red Crescent Evacuates Conjoined Twins to Damascus Hospital
The twins are conjoined at the chest and are at risk of death without surgery.
— -- The Syrian Arab Red Crescent has evacuated conjoined twins, who are in need of surgery, from the Syrian town of Ghouta to a hospital in Damascus.
The organization posted photos of the twins, Nawras and Moaz, being cared for by doctors in an ambulance. In one photo, one baby cries as his heart rate is monitored with a stethoscope.
Syrian doctors had appealed for help from the World Health Organization, saying the babies would die if they were unable to undergo surgery, the BBC reported.
The twins, born last month in Douma, are conjoined at the chest with protruding intestines, according to the BBC. They traveled to Damascus with their mother and aunt and are said to be in good health.
It has been difficult for humanitarian aid to reach Douma, just north of Damascus, because of heavy fighting and prolonged shelling since the war began, the BBC reported.