Gov. Nwifuru Launches Free Prostate Screening, Surgery In Ebonyi
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has launched a free medical screening and surgical intervention programme targeting men, particularly those with prostate-related conditions. Flagging off the exercise today at Izhamgbo General Hospital in Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Governor Nwifuru said the programme targeting men from forty years and above will be free treatment and surgery for beneficiaries diagnosed with severe conditions. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor 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 a better health. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, said the administration had also expanded health insurance coverage to vulnerable groups and appreciated governor Nwifuru's policy on health development in the State. The Medical Officer of the hospital and initiator of the programme, Dr Ifeanyi Edeaja, said th...
