By Hammed Shittu, Ilorin
No fewer than 20 spine patients in Kwara State have benefited from the state government’s free spine surgeries.
The government is collaborating with Nuvasive Spine Foundation, USA, on free surgeries so as to assist the indigent spine patients in the state.
The government is collaborating with Nuvasive Spine Foundation, USA, on free surgeries so as to assist the indigent spine patients in the state.
Speaking at the opening of the free spine surgery medical mission in Ilorin at the weekend, the leader, who is also the chairman of the department of neurosurgery, University of Queensland, USA, Professor Wale Sulaiman, said that many other people would also benefit from treatment on minor spine problem.
Sulaiman, an indigene of Kwara State, who was accompanied to Nigeria by a personnel of Nuvasive Foundation, Dr. Pitchou Malaba, said beneficiaries of the free spine surgery would also enjoy the services under a modern and cutting edge equipment.
The medical expert said those to be operated upon free of charge had already been screened by officials of the state government, adding that the spine surgery ought to cost about N7 million.
He said the state government would fund the free surgery, adding that Nuvasive Foundation would provide consumables for the operation.
He also said that spine problem is usually caused by natural ageing process in form of back pain, particularly among males, adding that smoking, diabetes, trauma, breast cancer among other bacterial infections, could be a cause.
Also speaking, the state commissioner for health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, said the state’s medical professionals living in the USA had organised three free medical missions, including free screening for non-communicable diseases like diabetes, hypertension last year in the three senatorial districts of the state.
The commissioner also said that the state government, in collaboration with Rotary International organised a free surgical mission few months ago for about 1,500 surgeries for various types of ailments.
He also commended the organisers of the medical mission to the state, adding that it is advantageous to people's health care needs.
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