KWSG FLAG-OFF STATE-WIDE FREE SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THE STATE
The Kwara State Government has commenced the State-wide Free Surgical Intervention for members of the public with various forms of ailments that are amenable to surgical intervention in the State.
The State-wide free Surgical intervention was flagged-off at the Afon General Hospital in Asa local Government Area of the State by the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Speaking at the first surgical outing to herald the commencement of the free Surgical intervention, the Kwara State Governor reassured members of the community of his commitment to health care of all and sundry through implementation of life saving interventions, infrastructural rehabilitation, recruitment and sustenance of a highly committed health work force for the state.
He further stated that apart from the ongoing surgical intervention, the state will soon commence the distribution of long lasting insecticide treated Nets which shall be distributed from house to house across all the 16 local Government areas of the state.
In his address of welcome, the Commissioner for health highlighted the various categories of surgical interventions in the exercise to include removal of lumps, abnormal growths, groin swellings and eye surgery for visual restoration for both sexes and across all age brackets.
He also explained that over 1,000 people across all the 16 LGAs in the state are expected to benefit from both the surgical intervention and glasses which has also been planned to be undertaken within the communities. He likened the strategy adopted for the exercise to that used during the Breast and Cervical cancer screening which was brought to the door steps of beneficiaries just before the out break of COVID-19 in February 2020.
