Today, Ghana will commemorate World Hepatitis Day (WHD) alongside the rest of the world to raise awareness of the disease.
The Day also aims to draw attention to the necessity of stepping up the fight against viral hepatitis and influencing substantive change.
Hepatitis is a viral infection that typically results in the inflammation of the liver.
Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are the five primary viral subtypes, and each kind of viral hepatitis is caused by a unique virus.
Baruch Blumberg’s birthday is commemorated on World Hepatitis Day.
In 1967, Dr. Blumberg identified the hepatitis B virus, and two years later, in 1969, he created the hepatitis B vaccine.
There are accessible hepatitis ‘B’ vaccinations.
