170 patients were attended to throughout the one-week period
The week-long medical outreach programme sponsored by Suncity Radio
and Suncity Imperial Lodge, ended successfully at the Kwatire
polyclinic, on Sunday, April 1st, 2018.
According to the leader of the Medical Team, Prof Stephen Tabiri, a
Consultant Surgeon at the Tamale Teaching Hospital and a Senior
Lecturer at the University of Development Studies Tamale, 100 cases
were successfully treated during the exercise at the Kwatire
polyclinic, while 17 others were transferred to the Sunyani Municipal
Hospital.
He said Hernia operation, was higher, accounting for over 40% of total
cases treated, while cases like Lipoma, Hydrocele, Myomectomy and
Total Abdominal Hystretomy followed in that order.
Prof Tabiri said in spite of the inertia that greeted the start of the
exercise, it gathered momentum on subsequent days and developed into
an exciting exercise.
He observed that unlike previously, the average Ghanaian now has no
fear for surgical operation.
“Instead of shying away from operation, people now rush to undergo
surgical treatment – this is a positive turn for effective health care
delivery,” he told Suncity Radio’s Melvina Frimpong Manso.
Prof Tabiri was full of praise for all who played diverse roles to
make the programme very successful; and expressed his excitement at
the opportunity to give back to society, what one was endowed with. He
also urged the people in and around Kwatire to patronise the health
facility to save cost and time.
