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False: Wagner Group members did not expel patients from hospitals in Bangui
The Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Pierre Somse, has firmly rejected this information, stating that it…
December 4, 2023
No, okra does not cure snake bites
Okra is not a remedy for snake bites, health specialists have confirmed to AFC. Published on May 2,…
June 3, 2023
Beware of links offering free internet services
For several days now, a link circulating on WhatsApp claims that a new data package offer of 40GB…
May 23, 2023
False, no lethal Celphos insecticide is circulating in the CAR
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, several insecticide vendors in the markets we visited, and some users interviewed…
May 23, 2023
False, abstinence does not cause fibroids in women
An assertion that sexual abstinence causes fibroids in women is false, according to health specialists who spoke to…
May 23, 2023
False, the Euphorbia plant does not cure all diseases.
Even though this plant has certain virtues, this information is scientifically unfounded according to the Ministry of Health…
May 23, 2023
False, no new BCG test in Africa
A publication circulating on WhatsApp groups claims that forty-six researchers will visit 24 African countries to test a…
May 23, 2023
True, Maggi cubes increase cardiovascular risk
An oral rumor has been circulating among the Central African population for several months, claiming that consuming Maggi…
May 23, 2023
No, banana peels do not prevent skin rashes after vaccination
Recently, a rumor has been circulating in various neighborhoods of Bangui, claiming that using banana peels on the…
May 23, 2023
No, the French ambassador did not meet with opposition and civil society leaders
On January 16, 2023, an article published by a journalist named Ndingkpi in the newspaper Adrénaline claimed that…
May 23, 2023