The government of Ekiti State through the Permanent Secretary in the Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services, Dr. Folakemi Olomojobi has said that the second phase of the state government-organized cataract surgery was solely sponsored by it to fulfill the promise made by Governor Kayode Fayemi that all cataract patients harvested during the free health programme would be operated upon free of charge.
Dr. Olomojobi, who gave this indication at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, venue of the free cataract surgery disclosed that 275 cataract patients were attended to during the first phase of the surgery and that about 187 patients, including 10 children would undergo cataract operation in the second phase.
”The first phase where free health was carried out in eleven LGAs we operated on 275 cataract patients, but we have gone a little bit further to harvest 187 more patients including 10 children from the remaining five LGAs where second phase of free health is taking place.”
Some of the beneficiaries, Mrs. Oyewumi Rachael, Mr. Tunde Ogunniyi and a nineteen year old boy, Matthias Emmanuel who could not hide their joy commended the state governor for keeping to his electioneering promises in ensuring free and healthy state. They all received post-surgery health care as a follow up to the free health mission of Ekiti State Government.
The beneficiaries solicited for continuation and sustenance of the programme for the benefit of the generality of the people. The surgery, which commenced on Monday, this week, is expected to run for one week.
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