103 People benefit from free surgery in the Ashanti Region
As part of activities preceding the annual scientific meeting of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS), scheduled to take place in Kumasi on February 24, 103 people in the Ashanti Region have benefitted from a free surgery.
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The exercise was organised by the WACS in collaboration with the Saint Michael’s Hospital at Pramso in the Bosomtwe District in the Ashanti Region.
The exercise attracted about 150 people with various forms of medical conditions which needed to be operated upon or given the needed attention to improve the life of the patient.
At the end of the three days, 103 people with cases such as goitre, tumour, hernia, undersised testis, enlarged prostates, hydrocele, among others were operated upon.
Hernia dominated in all the cases, followed by superficial tumours, goitre, among others.
The cases were handled by a team of 10 specialists, comprised of two urologists, three paediatrician surgeons and five general surgeons.
Every year, members of the WACS meet in one of the member countries for their annual scientific meeting, and before their meeting, they organise outreach programmes in the host country to give back to the society.
The outreach programmes are also aimed at making people know of the existence of the WACS and what they stand for.
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Speaking to the Daily Graphic after the exercise, the leader of the 10-member medical team and General Surgeon at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Dr Adam Gyedu, said a similar exercise also took place at Tamale in the Northern Region for the northern sector.
He said one woman who had breast cancer was referred to tne KATH for further investigation or study before she could be attended to to get the best results.
The exercise saw some patients having their enlarged prostate grand removed, making it the first to be done in the hospital.
Dr Gyedu appealed to people to report to the hospital early whenever they had medical conditions and desist from waiting till it got out of hand.
He mentioned that the WACS would continue to render selfless service to the people in the various communities and countries they served to better the lives of the people.
The surgeons, as part of the exercise, presented three-way catheters and bladder syringes to the hospital and the medical team to enhance their operations.
One of the beneficiaries who spoke to the Daily Graphic in the recovery ward, Madam Catherine Sapaku, commended the WACS and the Saint Michael’s Hospital for the exercise which had saved the lives of many people.