Then Saudi Arabia Stepped In To Offer Free Surgery For Fiji's Rare Conjoined TwinsMargot Staunton RNZ Pacific senior journalistThree different countries asked for US$1 million upfront before they would surgically separate rare conjoined twins born in Fiji. "The doctors said this is the first case of conjoined twins in Fiji in 20 years," their mother Akenata Vulimaiigiladi said in a video shared by Fiji's Health Ministry. "When they were born two months premature the doctors said they might only survive for a few days. Dr Tuibeqa said the conjoined twins have had no major health problems so far. In June 2004, Fiji recorded its first live birth of conjoined twins at Suva's main hospital.