Tag: Hepatitis
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Reps to investigate viral spread of hepatitis in Nigeria
The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the spread of hepatitis in the country, even as it called for wider public awareness to curtail the virus.
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Bill for compulsory HIV, hepatitis, sickle cell test passes second reading in Zamfara assembly
Bill for compulsory HIV, hepatitis, sickle cell test passes second reading in Zamfara assembly
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Three million people infected with Hepatitis yearly – WHO
The World Health Organization has said no fewer than three million people become infected every year with the Hepatitis virus. Every 30 seconds, one person in the world dies of a disease caused by hepatitis. The United Nations has planned to largely contain the various forms of viral hepatitis by 2030. But to achieve this,…
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‘Hepatitis B more infectious than HIV’
Dr Bello Kumo, a consultant Gastroenterologist with Ahamadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, says Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is more infectious than HIV. Kumo stated this in a paper entitled “Face to Face with Hepatitis B: Cost and Burden”, presented at a public lecture organised by Kashim Ibrahim Fellows (KIF) in Kaduna on Thursday. The…