MINISTRY of Health Spokesperson Dr Kalangwa Kalangwa has dismissed claims by Rashini Phiri that her newly born twins went missing at Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching hospital in Lusaka. Recently, Phiri, aged 36 of Lusaka, claimed that her newly born twins, born through a caesarean section, on 2nd February, 2024, at LMUTH went missing shortly after birth. But in a statement, Dr Kalangwa explained that LMUTH diagnosed Phiri with pseudocyesis, a condition in which a female presents symptoms similar to that of a pregnant woman without being actually pregnant. “The Ministry of Health would like to allay public anxieties that may arise due to a recent story of missing newly born twins at the Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching hospital made by...

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