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 Posted - 08 Dec 2006 : 14:56:43
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29 Admitted For Food Poisoning
By Amie Sanneh
Reports reaching this paper have it that 29 people were on Monday 4th December, hospitalised at the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH) due to food poisoning.
According to the source, these 29 were said to have bought food (fufu) from a vendor at the RVTH who has been selling there for years without any unfortunate incident. The 29 included staff of the hospital, patients and other customers.
The source added that those who ate the said fufu started vomiting and experiencing running stomach and were quickly rushed to the hospital for treatment.
When contacted, the PRO of RVTH, Alh. Baboucarr Ngum confirmed the story. He said they confirmed that the unfortunate incident was due to food poisoning but they still do not know what was the cause of the food poisoning which they will find out.
He said the 29 who were admitted on Monday 15 are staff of RVTH, 27 were already discharged on Tuesday and the two others were still hospitalised and responding to treatment.
PRO Ngum, however, commendered the staff of RVTH for their timely intervention, without which, he said it would have been something else.
The PRO said that at the RVTH they have a rule that states that nobody sells there without a hygiene certificate from the public health authorities. The public health authorities he said normally screen them to see if they are fit to sell food before being approved to sell there.
He advises vendors to resist from selling left over food to the customers and that people should also know where they buy their food from.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No.109/2006, 6-7 December, 2006
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