Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has launched a free medical screening and surgical intervention programme in the state targeting men, particularly those with prostate-related conditions.
Flagging off the exercise on Sunday at Izhamgbo General Hospital in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state, Nwifuru said the programme was aimed at tackling prostate conditions in men aged 40 and above.
Represented by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Emmanuel Echiegu, the governor said the initiative was the first state health programme specifically focused on men and charged them to embrace the initiative for better health.
Speaking at the unveiling, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, said, “The administration has also expanded health insurance coverage to vulnerable groups. I applaud the governor’s policy on health development across the state.”
The Medical Officer of the hospital and initiator of the programme, Dr Ifeanyi Edeaja, said the facility had successfully performed eight telescopic prostate
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