Over 200 hospitalised after food poisoning
NYAMAGABE-At least 205 members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Gasaka Sector, Nyamagabe District are receiving treatment at various health centres and homes in Kigeme, after consuming contaminated food last Saturday.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
According to eyewitnesses, about 300 people attended a reception hosted at Kirehe Adventist Church, following ten days of prayer in preparation for Pentecostal festivities. The first patients were admitted to Kigeme Hospital and by press time,there were fears that the number might rise. When The New Times visited the area on Monday, 55 of the victims were admitted at Kigeme Hospital while another 17 were at Kigeme Health Centre.
The rest were receiving treatment from their homes.