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24/1/2020
MORE THAN 100 PATIENTS BENEFIT DURING THE UROLOGICAL SURGERY CAMP IN MERU. By Verah Mugambi
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NH team of medical specialists in conjunction with Meru County Government and the Kenya Association of Urological Surgeons (KAUS) carried out a three-day medical camp at St. Theresa Mission Hospital Kiirua, Meru Teaching & Referral Hospital, and Consolata Mission Hospital Nkubu. The medical camp conducted from Monday 24/2/2020 to 26th February 2020, had more than 100 successful surgeries carried out. The urological surgery camp was meant to correct: pediatric undescended testis, enlarged prostate, kidney stones, hernia, swollen scrotum, urinary strictures, and bloody urine among other urinary conditions. I urge all Speaking while opening the medical conference, Deputy Governor practitioners Meru County Mr. Titus Ntuchiu on to be vigilant behalf of the Governor thanked the members and noted that and offer high-quality more people are coming forward standards of for treatment during such camps compared to those who show care,” said up in health facilities owing to Lenaola. the stigma associated with such
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Urological surgeons performing Hernia repair surgery conditions.
The KNH team joined other KAUS members for a two-day conference to delve into the challenges facing them and to chart the way forward for new frontiers in urological surgeries. While giving a plenary lecture on Ethics in Medical Practice to the 2020 medical and urological surgeons’ conference in Meru County, Honorable Justice Isaac Lenaola, SCORK (the Supreme Court of Kenya), indicated that more Kenyans know their rights and are more informed in their choices especially in the wake of Corona Virus. Every person has the right to quality medical care. “I urge all medical practitioners to be vigilant and offer high-quality standards of care,” said Lenaola. J. Van Hasselt presenting a Benign Prostatic Hyperplasis (BPH)