Mozambique: Nine Blinded Due to Self-Medication for Conjunctivitis

Maputo — The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.

Since the outbreak of conjunctivitis, the authorities have recorded over 8,000 cases in seven provinces. The first case was diagnosed on 13 February at the HCN ophthalmology department.

According to the HCN ophthalmologist Sândia Sumbane, cited by the independent television…