Health

Over 18,000 People Test Positive for Hepatitis in Nasarawa

By Web News 529

A total of 18, 429 persons have tested positive for hepatitis B and C out of 181, 946 screened in Nasarawa.

Out of the number, 4,160 have been screened for Viraemia, while 2, 451 have tested positive and placed on treatment in the state.

Addressing Journalists in Lafia, state Commissioner for Health, Mr Ahmed Baba Yahaya said Nasarawa State has a high prevalence of the disease as compared to the National average.

According to the high burden of the people living with the dreaded disease, the state government with support from Clinton Health Access Initiative established the state viral hepatitis control programme, and create enabling policy environment to drive access to HBV/ HCV diagnostic and treatment services in the state.

Vanguard/ Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

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Hepatitis: UCH CMD Calls for More Enlightenment

By Web News 812

As the world marks World Hepatitis Day, the Chief Medical Director, CMD, University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo wants government at all levels to intensify awareness about hepatitis.

Professor Otegbayo explained that more awareness on hepatitis should be made in religious gatherings and corporate organisations to bridge the gap of the low coverage of its awareness.

The UCH CMD noted that the most common mode of transmission was through blood transfusion, incisions, tattoos and use of unsterilized needles.

He called on Nigerians to ensure that they go for hepatitis test in order to know their status.

Professor Otegbayo who emphasised that hepatitis could be transmitted on the spot urged health workers embark on a test after meeting a patient or conducting a surgery on a high-risk patient.

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