Over 130 men await scrotal hernia surgery in Ebonyi

Over 130 scrotal hernia carriers in Ebonyi State would soon undergo medical surgery.

 The wife of the Ebonyi State governor, Mrs. Mary-Maudlune Nwifuru disclosed this at Onueke, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state during the flag off of her pet project, Better Health for Rural Women and Internally Displaced Persons Foundation (BERWO) in the local government. 

She said  that the surgery would be free and would be sponsored by the pet project in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation.

 She further said the her pet project has gotten not less 130 patients that would undergo the surgery, adding  that profiling of the patients was still ongoing on in some parts of the state. 

Nwifuru explained that the pet project in conjunction with the state Primary Health Development Agency would also provide free camping and vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) for

young girls between ages of 9 and 15. 

She said HPV causes cervical cancer in women and cancer in men. 

She said, “BERWO Foundation in conjunction with Ebonyi State Primary Health Development Agency is about to flag off important campaign against Human  Papilloma Virus infection (HPV).

 “The foundation has commenced the enrolment of people living with scrotal hernia for immediate and urgent surgery across the 13 local government areas of the state.