The Ogun State government has kick-started free eye treatment for people living with cataract and glaucoma.
The gesture, called: President Buhari Restores Vision Project, which has a free eye screening, cataract and glaucoma surgeries, was meant to combat blindness.
The surgery, organised by the state’s Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Health and the state’s chapter of Ophthalmologist Association of Nigeria (OAN), was held at the General Hospital in Odeda.
Health Commissioner Dr Babatunde Ipaye said the programme was aimed at screening and operating about 10,000 individual across the country while over 270 would benefit from it in the three senatorial districts of the state.
The commissioner noted that the event was in response to the current administration’s mandate.
He said: “This programme is a historical event because it’s got presidential mandate aimed at operating at least 10,000 Nigerians while 270 will be operated in the three senatorial districts of the state. And this programme is not just a sheer ordinary effort but a response to our mandate.”
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