The Kano State government has screened out intending couples for the mass wedding scheduled to be held soon who tested positive for Hepatitis B, HIV, sickle cell, and pregnancy.
The spokesperson of Hisbah Board, Lawan Fagge made this known in a statement issued on Friday, October 6, 2023.
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According to him, the people invlovled were found with one health issue or the other at the point of pre-marital test screening they were subjected to as part of the conditions for taking part in the state-sponsored wedding.
Fagge said the affected spouses have since been replaced in the ongoing exercise and subjected to counselling and medications.
He said; “Based on the interim report we got from the Ministry of Health, about 40 males and females tested positive for Hepatitis B. There are those with sickle cell those who are pregnant and those with HIV.
