At least 100 Benue women afflicted with Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) are currently undergoing medical screening and treatment at the Bishop Murray Hospital in Makurdi, Benue State.
The one-week VVF medical outreach was organized by the wife of the Benue State governor, Mrs. Eunice Ortom in collaboration with the Birmingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos in Plateau State.
Leader of the medical team from Jos, Dr. Sunday Langtang told newsmen yesterday in Makurdi that already, over 30 women with VVF have so far registered to be screened for surgery while the team would be performing medical operation on at least 40 women in Makurdi after which those with complicated cases would be transferred to Jos for surgery.
Langtang disclosed that available data to the Birmingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, showed more VVF patients from Benue than any other states in the north central region of Nigeria.
The team leader expressed confidence that at least 120 affected women would be attended to and treated in the course of the medical outreach, as he further assured that over 90 percent of the patients would go home cured.
