GHANA – Ghana has received 50,000 anti-Hepatitis C medicines from the Egyptian government to support the ongoing fight against Hepatitis C in the country. The intervention is under the Screening…
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Biden’s budget proposal aims to eliminate hepatitis C and significantly increase number of negotiated drugs under Medicare
USA —President Joe Biden has on March 9, unveiled his 2024 budget proposal, which outlines a comprehensive set of ambitious goals. However, it is worth noting that these proposals may…
Read MoreAfrican governments urged to decentralize health care on World Hepatitis Day
AFRICA – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has called upon African governments to decentralize major aspects of their health systems and to prioritize…
Read MoreSouth Sudan debuts the world’s mass vaccination campaign against hepatitis E
SUDAN – South Sudan’s Ministry of Health has partnered with the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to kick off the world’s first mass vaccination campaign against hepatitis E which has benefitted…
Read MoreMystery pediatric hepatitis outbreak surpasses 1000 cases: WHO
SWITZERLAND – According to a new update by the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 35 countries in five regions of the world have now reported more than 1,010…
Read MoreWHO confirms 700 cases of acute Hepatitis in kids, ten deaths reported
SWITZERLAND – Mysterious case of acute hepatitis in kids has infected about 700 children in 34 countries and claimed 10 lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The cause…
Read More33 countries report 650 cases of mysterious Hepatitis in children: WHO
SWITZERLAND –At least 650 children have been diagnosed with a mysterious and severe hepatitis infection since early April, according to the World Health Organization. The cases, which have so far…
Read More1 death, 169 cases in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children: WHO
SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization reported that at least one child had died as a result of an increase in acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that…
Read MoreIncrease in acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children reported in UK: WHO
UNITED KINGDOM –The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported ten cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown etiology in children under the age of ten in central Scotland. Etiology is…
Read MoreEgypt achieves milestone of 24 million women getting screened for cancer
EGYPT – A women Health Initiative by Egypt’s health and population ministry has reached a clinical milestone of screening 23,906,809 women for breast cancer, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The Women…
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