Hisbah uncovers HIV patients, pregnant women among intending couples at Kano mass wedding

The Hisbah Board in Kano has uncovered health conditions among intended couples, including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, and those carrying an early pregnancy ahead of the consummation of a sponsored mass wedding in the state.

The state government re-introduced the mass wedding initiative with 3,600 men and women selected to benefit from government funding to set up their marital homes.The Director General of the Board, Barrister Abba Sufi, had told journalists plans to sponsor a bill that mandates pre-marital screening to determine the health status of couples.

“The discovery has proven the importance of pre-marital screening, which has made it essential for us not to take things for granted. For instance, what we discovered during the screen is because we mandated it.

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