Health

Hepatitis B incidence on rise in Northeast

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.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2017
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Hepatitis, North East, WHO, Waterborne diseases, Health Effects, Health
Health

Nigeria: Red Alert for Cholera, Hepatitis E Outbreaks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised red alert for acute outbreaks of cholera and hepatitis E in Nigeria.

Publication Date: 
17/07/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Cholera, Hepatitis, Waterborne diseases, Nigeria, Africa
Health

Nigeria: 20 Million Nigerians Live With Hepatitis - Minister

Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewale has said that about 20 million Nigerians were affected by hepatitis.

Publication Date: 
29/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Health, Hepatitis, Nigeria, Diseases, Africa
Health

Global hepatitis report, 2017

This new WHO report reveals that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection

Publication Date: 
21/04/2017
WHO
Tags:
Hepatitis, Diseases, Health Effects, Epidemics, Vaccination, Drugs, India, Global
Health

Morocco Unveils Plans to Eradicate Hepatitis C Virus by 2030

Casablanca – Morocco has announced its plan to wipe out the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) by 2030.

Publication Date: 
20/04/2017
Morocco World News (Morocco)
Tags:
Health, Hepatitis, Morocco, Diseases, Africa
Health

Development of a simple noninvasive model to predict significant fibrosis in patients with chronic Hepatitis B: Combination of ultrasound elastography, serum biomarkers, and individual characteristics

The accurate assessment of liver fibrosis is clinically important in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Blood tests and elastography are now widely used for the noninvasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in CHB patients. The aim of this study was to develop a new and more accurate predictive model, which combines elastography data, serum biomarkers, and individual characteristics, to discriminate between CHB patients with and without significant liver fibrosis.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2017
Xin Chen, Huiying Wen, Xinyu Zhang & et al
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology
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Tags:
Hepatitis, Diagnostic Methods, Medical Research
Health

Hepatitis E outbreak kills 11 in Chad, threatens hundreds more - charity

DAKAR, Feb 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of people in southeastern Chad are at risk of dying from a worsening hepatitis E outbreak which has killed 11 people since September, medical ch

Publication Date: 
09/02/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Health, Disease, Hepatitis, Chad, Waterborne diseases, WHO, Africa
Health

Over 18000 patients in Punjab receive free treatment for Hepatitis

Punjab government's novel initiative to provide free treatment to patients suffering from Hepatitis C has so far benefitted more than 18,000 patients in state within months of launch.

Publication Date: 
23/12/2016
Big News Network
Tags:
Health, Hepatitis, Punjab, India, Diseases
Health

6-in-1 vaccine launched for protection against childhood diseases

MUMBAI: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines arm of Sanofi, announced the launch of an innovative ready-to-use fully liquid 6-in-1 vaccine, Hexaxim, in India.

Publication Date: 
25/11/2016
Rupali Mukherjee
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Vaccination, Diseases, Hepatitis, WHO, Health
Hazardous Waste

Medical waste dumped in open poses serious threat to public health

KARACHI: Despite being the largest public sector hospital in the city and among the few that have an incinerator, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JMPC) at present doesn’t have a proper syst

Publication Date: 
05/09/2016
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Hospital Waste, Waste Disposal, Pakistan, Health Effects, Hepatitis, Diarrhoea, South Asia

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