Rital and Ritag
Rital and Ritag come from a family of doctors, so their family had done their research prior to contacting Professor Jeelani. The girls arrived in the UK in April 2011. They underwent their first surgery in May 2011.
The surgery was staged over 4 separations, with the final separation being undertaken in August 2011.
The girls made a swift recovery and were discharged from hospital soon afterwards. The girls and their parents are leading happy, fulfilling lives. The separation of Rital and Ritag was the first of a number of steps that led to the creation of Gemini Untwined. We are very pleased that Rital and Ritag will be talking at the SBNS 100th anniversary in late October 2026.
In The Media
BBC News — Conjoined twins: Sisters meet surgeons who separated them
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-14969823
Al Jazeera — UK surgeons separate conjoined Sudanese twins
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/9/19/uk-surgeons-separate-conjoined-sudanese-twins
CBS News — Conjoined twins connected at head separated in London
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/conjoined-twins-connected-at-head-separated-in-london/
Sky News — British Doctors Separate Twins Joined At Head
https://news.sky.com/story/british-doctors-separate-twins-joined-at-head-10485782
Reuters — Surgeons Successfully Separate Very Rare Conjoined Twins
https://www.foxnews.com/health/surgeons-successfully-separate-very-rare-conjoined-twins