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World Hepatitis Day: 21 million Nigerians are positive

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"oeMLXYb0" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Kano State government has expressed willingness to achieve the goal of<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;un&period;org&sol;en&sol;"> the United Nation<&sol;a> by eliminating a deadlier Viral Hepatitis by reducing new infections and mortality rates by 90 and 65&percnt; respectively through enlightenment campaigns and vaccination&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"ywx3Tub3" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Director-General of the State Agency for the Control of Aids&comma; Dr&period; Sabitu Y&period; Shu&&num;8217&semi;aibu Shanono made the disclosure t during the commemoration of the world Hepatitis day&comma; celebrated worldwide&comma; with the theme&&num;8221&semi;Hepatitis Free Future&&num;8221&semi; held at sheik Muhammad Jidda General Hospital in Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Sabitu Shanono said that Hepatitis is a serious viral infection that affects the liver and may cause severe complications later in life&comma; which predominantly affects children between the ages of 5- 15 and manifests at the older age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a class&equals;"LinkSuggestion&lowbar;&lowbar;Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 jZPuuT" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;25&sol;police-launched-an-inquiry-into-the-suicide-of-25-year-old-man-in-kano&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Police launched an inquiry into the suicide of 25-year-old Man in Kano<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"b6oFd2pm" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>He said the mode of transmission with the virus is very similar to that of HIV&sol;AIDS and to achieve total prevention&comma; pregnant women need to be regular attendants of Antenatal care&comma; to prevent mother to child transmission of the Virus&comma; ensure childhood vaccinations&comma; blood and injection safety as well as harm reduction service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Shanono said that out of the total number of people that are freely tested 10 percent have been detected with the virus&comma; and we&&num;8217&semi;re immediately linked up to specialist Hospitals in the state for further investigation and management&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a class&equals;"LinkSuggestion&lowbar;&lowbar;Link-sc-1mdih4x-2 jZPuuT" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2020&sol;07&sol;22&sol;kano-govt-bans-edel-kabir-celebrations&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Kano Govt&period; cancels Eid-ElKabir Celebrations<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He Commended Governor&comma; Dr&period; Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for improving the health indices toward tackling the menace of both viruses &lpar;hepatitis and HIV&rpar; by providing the needed support to the agency to carry out its mandate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dr&period; Sabitu Shanono appreciated the support and cooperation of partners like the Association of medical lab scientists council of Nigeria Kano State chapter&comma; ZEMMA Awareness Initiative and Abba Sha&&num;8217&semi;aibu Hepatitis foundation for working hand in hand to achieve a successful campaign and urged individuals to also invest in eliminating hepatitis by presenting themselves for screening&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by Aminu Bello Sani&comma; the agency’s Public relations officer said the state’s hepatitis focal person Hajiya Bilkisu Sale&comma; said the prevalence of hepatitis B in the country was 11 percent and 21&period;8 million people are positive while 2&period;2 percent totaling around 4&period;4 million Nigerians get infected with viral hepatitis C&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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