Nigeria, March 25 -- Anambra State Government, in partnership with the Carter Centre, TCC, has launched a free Hydrocele Surgery programme for affected patients across the state.

The initiative commenced on March 20th and will end on March 31st, 2025.

Three general hospitals, spread across the state's three senatorial zones, have been chosen for the surgery activities.

They include Umueri General Hospital for Anambra North, Enugwukwu General Hospital for Anambra Central, and Ekwulobia General Hospital for the Anambra South Senatorial Zone.

The Coordinator of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Control and Elimination Programme in the State Ministry of Health, Dr Emmanuel Obikwelu, made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen in Awka.

He sa...