More than 6,149 patients in Enugu State benefited from free treatment for various diseases.
A breakdown showed that 188 patients were trated for eye cataract or general/gynaecological surgeries, while 1,231 others got free reading glasses.
Also, 2,973 patients were treated at the Out-Patients Department, OPD, while 467 had free ultrasound scans for fibroid and other diseases.
Furthermore, 1,290 patients had consultations for eye-related problems during the programme sponsored by Dr. Pat Asadu, the member representing Nsukka/ Igboeze South Federal Constituency in the National Assembly.
Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Jos led the medical team that treated the patients at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Annex, Obukpa in Nsukka local government area of Enugu State from Monday, February 20, to Saturday, February 26.
Kigbu asked the patients to report anybody who asked them for anything including cards as “Rt. Hon Pat Asadu has paid for everything about their treatment,” adding, “Please report anybody asking you to pay for everything including the hospital cards because such a person is a criminal.”
In an interview with Vanguard, Asadu said that the free medical treatment was part of his contributions to society as a medical doctor by profession.
“As a medical doctor, I practised in this area and know their needs. The medical team is doing this job like missionaries. They sleep in the little spaces at the UNTH, Obukpa. It is regrettable that some people have become blind because of simple eye problems like cataract. This is what we are trying to prevent through this type of intervention,” he said.
