Setting itself a three-year target to eliminate hepatitis, which affects 52 million people in the country, the health ministry is gearing up to roll out a national action plan by October end. "The plan
As more than a million Egyptians, Ahmed Nada suffered from hepatitis C before finding the path to healing in a country that has become a global destination for patients seeking treatment. The 31-year-old
Officials in San Diego County have declared a public health emergency because of the spread of the liver disease hepatitis A. Infections have killed 15 people and hospitalized nearly 400 more, with
Borno orders workers to return to local governments liberated from Boko HaramBorno orders workers to return to local governments liberated from Boko Haram The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,
NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Kenya will in August launch the first national guideline in the management of Hepatitis disease, a government official has revealed. “We are in the final stages and will launch the
As the World weekend marked this year's World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization, WHO, has disclosed that, estimated 325 million people worldwide have viral hepatitis even as the 257 million
The deadly Hepatitis has been taking a heavy toll on lives across the world with an estimated one million people falling to the disease every year. In India around 40 million are affected by Hepatitis
Hepatitis B is endemic in South Africa, but up until now, little has been known about the local prevalence of hepatitis C, especially in high-risk populations such as men who have sex with men, sex workers
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised red alert for acute outbreaks of cholera and hepatitis E in Nigeria. The WHO blamed the cholera outbreaks on lack of access to clean drinking water and poor
Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewale has said that about 20 million Nigerians were affected by hepatitis. He stated this at the weekend during the Guild of Medical Directors annual general meeting
