No fewer than 100 people have benefited from the ongoing Free Surgical Intervention Programme, initiated by Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun.
The programme began on Monday with the registration of patients, while surgical operations started on Tuesday.
The surgical procedures are taking place across the six state hospitals and 40 general hospitals across the state.
The breakdown showed that 36 surgical procedures have been carried out at State Hospital, Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode (22), Ilaro (six) and Ifo (four).
At the general hospitals, two procedures have been carried out at Odeda, Owode-Egba (four), Ikenne (five), Iperu (three) and Imeko (six). Olikoye Ransome Kuti Memorial Hospital, Asero, Abeokuta has witnessed one procedure.
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Speaking about the progress of the programme at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Dr. Bababunmi Osinaike, said the intervention programme had been seamless, as 491 people had been registered at the hospital, while 36 patients had been operated upon.
He said: “As at this morning (Wednesday), we have registered about 491 enrollees. They are screened by health practitioners and they also decide those that are eligible and fit for surgery. We began surgery yesterday and we have carried out 36 surgeries so far.”
“Out of the 36, we had 13 general surgery cases, one orthopaedic and 22 ophthalmic surgeries. General surgery cases range from hernia to undescended testicles, excision of breast lump, lipomas, among others.”
The CMD said 40 patients had been booked for operation, out of which 17 would go for general surgery, and 23 for eye operation, adding that some gynaecology cases such as fibroid and thyroid would be attended to on Thursday (today).