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THE Nigeria Orthopaedic Association (NOA) says it will commence a two-day free surgical treatment for patient with different orthopaedic problems in Kwara by Nov. 17th to 18th.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin, Dr Gbadebo Ibraheem, the Secretary, Local Organising Committee, for the 45th Scientific Conference of the association, said that the free surgical interventions are part of the activities of the conference.
According to him, the funding for the medical interventions is a partnership between the Association and the Kwara government.
He said: “It’s a two-day event, and the specific number of patients that will be treated is not certain for now. Beneficiaries are mainly people within Kwara; wherever they are originally from.
“This is a pre-conference surgical outreach. It’s part of the activities of the conference where we’ll offer free surgical treatment to some categories of orthopaedic problems,” he said.
Ibraheem explained further that there are many different types of bone disorders including fractures, infections, complications of sickle cell disease and, arthritis among others.
He noted that almost everybody will have one form of bone disorder or the other during their lifetime, adding that experts on orthopaedics manage the various cases of the diseases of bone in their daily practice.
“We also do research and training of medical students and other health practitioners as well as education of members of the public. Several outreach programmes like these are also done by members.
Ibraheem pointed out that the Orthopedic conference in Ilorin is expected to hold on Nov. 19th and end by 26th.
According to him, the conference will include training workshops for members on treatment of spine and foot deformities.
“It is also expected to draw attention to some aspects of orthopaedics, including orthopaedic complications of sickle cell disease, back pain and orthopaedic education.
“We hope this will help to educate the public and will also improve our practice to enable us provide better care for our patients. These will all improve the health indices of Nigeria and reduce medical tourism,” he said. (NAN)
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