The Bayelsa state government on Monday confirmed that one of the patients receiving medical care for Monkey Pox, the disease recently ravaging at the quarantine centre at the Niger Delta Teaching Hospital,Okolobiri, took his own life at the early hours of Monday.
The state commissioner for health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu,who made this known to journalists in Yenagoa, disclosed that the deceased was among the 21 suspected cases of ‘MonkeyPox’ that were being managed at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH).
Etebu was joined by the commissioner for information and orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the chief medical director of the NDUTH, and other senior health officials.
He expressed regret that the patient took his own life despite speedily recovering from the disease ‎and stated that his medical history did not suggest any mental illness or features of depression.
The health commissioner maintained that the patient did not die from the disease, adding that the police and his family have been duly informed ...... Read full story.....
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