World Hepatitis Day 2023 - Despite Vaccine Availability,... PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
At a corner of a crowded female hospital ward, Mabel Dauda groaned loudly in pain from where she lay.
The scenario was in 2016 at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, where this reporter was also on admission at the time. The global health body also disclosed that hepatitis B resulted in an estimated 820,000 deaths in 2019, mostly from cirrhosis and primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma.
A consultant paediatrician, infectious diseases, at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State, Shuaibu Musa, also reiterated that hepatitis B and C virus are transmitted through direct contact with infected blood or certain bodily fluids. Mr Gusau said people are not presenting for hepatitis tests as often as they should, hence the continuous spread of the virus.
Mrs Odeghe, the consultant gastroenterologist, said early detection and treatment of hepatitis B will reduce the risk of complications including liver cirrhosis and cancer. Ms Abdulrasheed said although she presented to the hospital at the chronic stage of the infection, the doctor said her condition can still be managed as hepatitis B has no cure.
"In all honesty, I didn't observe any unusual symptoms with my body, I was 100 per cent fine until one morning I suddenly fell ill and was rushed to Garki Hospital," he said.Unlike its counterparts, hepatitis B has no cure but can be managed effectively.
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