The wife of the Gombe State Governor, Hajia Adama Dankwambo has? introduced a health assisted project scheme that offered free Vesicular Vagina Fistula (VVF)? surgery to? women across the state? in Gombe Specialist Hospital.
The Special Assistant to the? first Lady on media,? Alh. Hassan Adamu? said VVF, has caused untold health challenge to some women in the state? especially in the rural areas.
Alh. Hassan said the project was planned to give VVF treatment free of charge to about 50 women drawn from 11 local government areas of the State. He said the first lady was using the media including radio and television to mobilize the people about the programme.
Furthermore, he said the programme was a continuous one? starting with 50 women while?? another set of? 50 women are expected to join the programme, so that in a few years time Gombe would be? free of VVF cases.
During the operation, the Fistula Surgeon, Dr. Sa’ad Idris, explained that, the First Lady had been doing a very good job for the people of Gombe State especially the women.
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