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Mozambique launches operations for 500 patients in Zambézia

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Map: Zambézie, Mozambique

Mozambique’s Ministry of Health has launched a surgical campaign to operate on 500 patients with hernias or hydroceles in Zambézia province. One hundred and thirty health professionals have been mobilised, and Health Minister Ussene Isse said the initiative would be extended to other regions, the Mozambique News Agency reports.

Mozambique’s Ministry of Health has launched a surgical campaign in Zambézia to operate on 500 patients with hernias or hydroceles, according to the Mozambique News Agency (AIM). The initiative covers patients from several districts in the central province.

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