National Government begins tenth stage of cataract surgery at Hospital de Valera

Published at: 09/11/2026 07:32 PM

This Monday, November 09, the tenth stage of the cataract surgical days began at the Dr. Pedro Emilio Carrillo University Hospital in the Valera municipality of Trujillo.

This was reported by the single health authority in the state of Trujillo, Germán Serrano, who stressed that, thanks to the coordinated planning of the Ministry of People's Power for Health, the government and the Trujillana Health Foundation, more than 2,000 ophthalmological interventions have been achieved during the year 2026, highlights a press release.

The spokesperson explained that there were 2,186 cases in the nine previous stages. “In this tenth stage, we expect to operate about 300 patients this week, and in the week ending November we expect to operate 300 more patients,” he said.

The beneficiaries come from all 20 municipalities in the state and are directly recruited through the VenApp application of the 1×10 Good Governance System to receive 100 percent free care.

Mazo News Team