'Two children died of diarrhoea'
by Staff Reporter
14 November 2013 | 926 Views
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Paul Chimedza
Two of the three children who died after taking medication under the on-going mass drug administration programme for bilharzia succumbed to diarrhoea, a preliminary investigation has revealed.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care says the full report is expected to be made public in the next three weeks.
Addressing journalists in the capital, the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Paul Chimedza, who expressed grief at the death of the three children, said the ministry is still collating information on the number of children who developed side effects after taking the drugs.
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by Staff Reporter
14 November 2013 | 926 Views
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Paul Chimedza
Two of the three children who died after taking medication under the on-going mass drug administration programme for bilharzia succumbed to diarrhoea, a preliminary investigation has revealed.
The Ministry of Health and Child Care says the full report is expected to be made public in the next three weeks.
Addressing journalists in the capital, the Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Paul Chimedza, who expressed grief at the death of the three children, said the ministry is still collating information on the number of children who developed side effects after taking the drugs.
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