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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>One hundred (100) children aged between two and 12 years have benefitted from free hernia scanning and surgical operation exercise at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital in Mutare.<\/p>\n

According to Business Times, the exercise was conducted by the Ministry of Health and Child Care in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Japanese government and Celebration Health.<\/p>\n

Dr. Patricia Mtambanengwe told the publication that they had come to Mutare to operate on only 100 patients diagnosed with hernia. She said:<\/p>\n

We are aware of the large numbers here, but there is only a limited number of patients that will be attended to during the course of this programme.<\/p>\n

Mtambanengwe said that there are more than 1000 hernia patients countrywide that need to be attended to.<\/p>\n

Concellia Makoni from Marondera, whose child was successfully operated on, on Tuesday, said:<\/p>\n

I am so grateful, I do not know how to thank all those behind this gesture, the Japanese government, the Zimbabwe government, Celebration Health and the WHO for rescuing my child.<\/p>\n

I was hopeless and have just been given hope. I am the happiest person today, God is great.<\/p>\n

However, some mothers travelled long distances but left Mutare disappointed after their children were not checked and operated on.<\/p>\n

One such mother was Lovejoy Kusena who said she spent a lot of money after travelling from Nyanyadzi, about 125km south of Mutare.<\/p>\n

A hernia scanning and surgery procedure is estimated to cost at least US$400.<\/p>\n

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