GOOD NEWS: Popular Hospital In Sokoto Performs 36 Plastic Surgeries In Just Two Months, Find Out How It Did These
According to tori.ng, a popular hospital in Sokoto State is being lauded after it carried out several successful plastic surgeries in two months. 
A hopital known as The Noma Hospital, Sokoto, has successfully performed 
reconstructive surgeries on 36 patients suffering from Cancrum Oris and 
other related ailments, the Chief Medical Director, Dr Bello Ahmed, said
 in Sokoto on Wednesday, March 29.
According to NAN, Ahmed told a team of newsmen who were on facility
 tour of the hospital, that the surgeries also covered patients who 
suffered from bone injuries, and accident-related facial, limb and body 
deformities.
He chief medical director said all the surgeries were conducted 
between January and February this year by a five-man team of Surgeons 
from the US and Germany.
According to him, the surgeries were done free, including the provision of drugs, feeding and accommodation for the patients.
Ahmed explained that the surgeries were sponsored by the Sokoto 
State Government and the doctors without borders organisation, Medicines
 Sans Frontiers.
He said, ”the state government provided the free drugs, medicament, logistics, support to the local staff and a conducive environment.
” MSF took care of the surgeons’ flights to and from their countries, feeding and accommodation.”
Ahmed disclosed that the hospital plans to host another team of 
foreign surgeons, who would undertake free surgeries on no few than 48 
patients.
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” We are hoping to register more patients, as we have embarked on various outreach programmes to source for more patients,” Ahmed said.
Also commenting, the State Health Commissioner, Dr Balarabe Kakale, described the intervention by the hospital as a great feat.
He said that nasal, oral and other facial reconstructive surgeries 
were undertaken under the programme, adding that the state government “would
 sustain its partnership with local and international organizations to 
further provide efficient healthcare services to the people.”
Cancrum Oris, also known as Noma, is a devastating infectious 
disease which destroys the soft and hard tissues of the oral and 
para-oral structures in humans. 
Source: tori.ng
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