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Olabode Adaramola
A Consultant Gynecologist and Wife of the Niger state Governor, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello has said that in the last two years, 63 patients that were suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) underwent free surgeries, while 2,174 women got free cancer screening and cancelling in the state through her Non- Governmental Organization {NGO} Raise Foundation .
The breakdown , according to her , showed that 19 VVF surgeries were performed at the Kotangora General Hospital, 30 at the Umaru Sanda Ndayako hospital, 10 at the General hospital, Minna , while Four patients had theirs at Katsina Fistula Centre.
This was contained in a Press statement by her Press Secretary, Aisha Wakazo , while also disclosing further that no fewer than about 1, 029 women got free cervical cancer screening test as 1, 145 were for breast cancer screening in conjunction with some non-governmental organizations.
The statement stated further that out of those screened for breast cancers, 15 have developed lump with nine of them referred for mammography, while two other patients with advanced stage were on referral outside the state adding the cost of the surgeries was paid by the wife of the governor.
According to the statement 1, 500 women drawn from rural areas across the 25 Local Governments of the state have so far benefited from different empowerment programmes some of whom have also become employers of labour.
“Seventy-two women cooperatives have received cheques in various sums for agricultural activities; 250 women and youths on embellishment, tailoring and decoration”, the statement said.
It also said that over 100 women and youths were trained on leather work, bead making, even as 500 other women were also empowered with multipurpose crop milling machines in Lavun, Paikoro and Gurara local governments of the state respectively within the period under review amongst others.
