Eku Hospital Debunks Viral Claims About Free DNA Tests

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Eku Baptist General Hospital in Delta State has dismissed social media claims that it offers free DNA testing, calling them false and misleading.

The hospital's Medical Director, Dr Chris Njogu, said it has never started or run any free DNA testing programme.

He added that the hospital does not have the equipment or laboratory capacity to carry out DNA tests and that such tests are normally done at teaching hospitals or well equipped labs.

The hospital also denied viral claims that a man discovered through a DNA test that none of his five children were his, and that more than 50 paternity fraud cases had been recorded there.

Njogu said the hospital has no such cases.

An official from the Delta State Ministry of Health, Paul Iwara, also said the ministry has not started any free DNA or paternity testing programme in the state.

He advised residents to ignore the posts and check with the hospital or the ministry before acting on any claims about medical services.