90-year-old visually impaired regains sight after free surgery

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The prevalence of blindness in Jigawa State is high. Data obtained from the Jigawa State Ministry of Health reveal that the government...

A virtually-impaired person, Hassan Gunka, who recently regained his eyesight after two years of blindness was full of thanks to his wife for her support during the period he could not see.of Jigawa State, regained his eyesight after a Jigawa State government-sponsored surgery. Several residents of the state with visual impairments were operated upon. The operations which were done at the Dutse General Hospital, were done in collaboration with the World Assembly of Muslim Youth .

“For the toilet, we are using a pit latrine, she leads me into the toilet, places me on the round hole of the latrine, directs me to go down, and places my hand on the water cattle before she leaves. The spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Health, Najib Umar, said the free eye surgeries commenced on 22, October and intend to treat 3,000 people across the state.In Nigeria, the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey conducted from 2005-2007 showed the prevalence of blindness in people of all ages was estimated to be 0.78 per cent.

This was indicated in the report of the state’s neglected tropical diseases by the control program unit of the Ministry of Health. The report said 595,225 males were treated while 312,552 females were treated, 85 per cent of total coverage recorded during the year under review.

 

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