Wednesday, March 9, 2016

11,000 hydrocele patients to receive surgery free of cost

Kathmandu, March 9: The Department of Health Services (DoHA) under the Ministry of Health and Population is going to provide free surgery treatment to as many as 11,000 hydrocele patients.

Around 100,000 hydrocele patients are estimated in the country.

Hydrocele is a condition in males often consisting of a collection of fluids in thin walled sack that contains the testicle.

The free surgery will be operated from the public health facilities across the country, according to DoHS Director Dr Baburam Marasini.

The free health service is provided after the sudden rise in the number of hydrocele patients due to elephantiasis.

"So far 2,500 such patients have availed free surgery," shared Dr Marasini.

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