Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, is receiving treatment in a hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, after she was diagnosed with malaria fever.
Afolabi who came to perform hajj fell ill due to the rigours of the religious exercise in Makkah.
According to the Nation, Afolabi had been showing symptoms of illness while in Madinah. It was gathered that the eight-hour drive from Madinah to Makkah last Tuesday took a toll on her.
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Speaking on the actress’s health, Dr Abideen Aro a medical practitioner attached to the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSMPWB), said Afolabi had symptoms such as fever, headache, loss of appetite and weakness.
Dr Aro said: “We have warned the pilgrims before leaving Nigeria to use anti-malarial drugs as prophylaxis. But unfortunately, in her case, she didn’t use the drug due to oversight.
“After noticing those symptoms, I alerted the Head of Lagos State Medical Team, Dr Muhammad Isa, who made an arrangement for an ambulance.
“I and Nurse Zaynab Sarumi from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital(LASUTH) accompanied her in an ambulance to the Nigeria Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Clinic where an assessment of malaria fever was made and she was placed on Intra-Muscular Injections for three days on an out-patient basis.”
