Health authorities: 114 people hospitalized for methanol poisoning

The Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region announced that between 6 pm on Monday, June 3 and 8 am on Wednesday, June 04, 114 cases of methanol poisoning were registered in the Sidi Allal El Tazi community, near Kenitra.

The Moroccan Center for Poison Control and Pharmacovigilance in Rabat made the announcement today in a statement, saying that the ingestion of this substance exposed these people to severe poisoning complications, causing the death of eight people, seven of whom died at the Idrissi Regional Hospital Center in Kenitra, while another death was occurred at the Zoubir Skirej Hospital in Souk Larbaa .

The authority specified that “81 other cases of infection are under medical care across the various hospital centers of the region, namely 28 cases at the Idrissi Regional Hospital Center in Kenitra, including 3 cases in the resuscitation unit, while 38 people were discharged from the hospital after their condition improved.”

“There are also 40 cases at the Moulay Youssef Regional Center in Rabat, including two cases that were referred to the resuscitation department at the Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat as a result of complications of taking this substance, while 20 cases are undergoing blood purification at the same hospital institution.”

The Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra confirmed that as soon as it was notified of this tragic incident, it quickly mobilized its medical and nursing staff as well as all the necessary means and resources to provide care and medical attention to the injured, in cooperation with the various authorities and concerned parties.

The Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra called on the citizens of Kenitra to report any similar case and go directly to the nearest health institution in order to take appropriate care and avoid any serious health complications.