From Idris Umar, Zaria
Free health care was launched to mark one year anniversary of Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, in office at Makarfi Local Government General Hospital, Kaduna State.
Our correspondent visited the hospital to see for himself how the work is being carried out.
It was qualified doctors that were carrying out the treatments in different health fields.
Because of that, our correspondent conducted an interview with a woman who undergoes optical surgery named Malama Salamatu from the town of Anchau.
Malama Salamatu said she undergoes surgery free of charge with the support of Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, because of that she prayed to Allah to help the governor just like how he helped them.
Malam Adamu Abubakar from Kudan whose two children undergoes hernia surgery also prayed for the governor and commended him for the effort.
Doctor Ahmad Aliyu was the leader of the doctors entourage that performed the surgeries.
The doctor said they came to the hospital to performed the surgeries free of charge under Primary Health Care which is taken care of by Alhaji Bello Jamo throughout Kaduna State under the government of Senator Uba Sani, based on his promise to priorities health care in his administration.
The doctor added that it was an entourage of doctors, some from Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria, that they were collaborating with.
They were already preforming different types of surgeries ranging from Hernia and Optical surgeries and treatments of Hypertension, Typhoid, Malaria and Diabetes.
The doctor said they will treats hundreds of people within four days, and that the whole work is under the supervision of Health Secretary of Kaduna State Government, they were getting the needed support from him as a leader and people also are giving the needed cooperation and everything was moving just as how it was planned.
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