Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- 200 patients receiving treatment at various hospitals across Anambra State had their hospital bills cleared on Thursday, as part of a medical outreach and intervention, to mark the 55th birthday of the wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo.

The governor's wife had visited the facilities, including Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi and the newly-built General Hospital, Okpoko, during which many patients received cash gifts to offset their medical bills and other sundry expenses.

There were also free surgical interventions and free eye care services, free medical treatment and screening for hypertension, diabetes, malaria and resp...