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Hepatitis B and C affect around 500 million people around the world, causing 1.5 million deaths every year

The long-awaited final report will be published by the Infected Blood Inquiry today

Customers who purchased products from the seafood counter section between 20 April and 13 May should seek a hepatitis A vaccine, public health department says

Hepatitis A advisory issued by health department in Kerala

The infected blood scandal has been hailed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Over 3,000 people have died as a result of receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and it is estimated that an infected person still dies every four days.

On the day of her uncle’s funeral in 1995, Jane’s life changed forever.* That was when she found out her uncle Edward, a person with haemophilia, had been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the treatment he was taking for his condition.

Kerala Health Minister warns of peak in infectious diseases, urges preparedness and precautions to prevent loss of lives.

The World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported from two health districts. The Conversation Africa asked Kolawole Oluseyi Akande, a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist, to explain the causes,…

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