No fewer than 405 residents of Ekiti State are to benefit from free cataract surgery sponsored by the state government.
Governor Kayode Fayemi while flagging off the programme yesterday restated his administration’s commitment to quality healthcare delivery.
Fayemi said his administration was partnering with the Federal Government and the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria under the Ekiti Free Cataract Surgery/President Buhari Restores Vision Programme to restore the sight of the patients.
The surgery according to him would be done simultaneously at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti; State Specialist Hospital, Ikere-Ekiti and Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti.
The governor who was represented by his deputy, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, at the flag off held at EKSUTH, Ado-Ekiti, said the gesture was aimed at addressing the burden of increasing blindness from cataract and assist residents who are financially handicapped to sponsor their…
