Marystuart, through its health minister, Loki Shifa and Norvik hospital, will this Friday conduct Hepatitis B vaccination.
Hepatitis B is a life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus. It is a major global health problem. It can cause chronic infection and puts people at high risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer. It’s spread through body fluid contact with an infected person; through kissing, sex, fluid contact body to body etc.
Some of the signs include abdominal pain, urinating dark urine, dizziness, nausea,fatigue etc.
“As health minister Mary Stuart with my colleague from Lumumba, we are carrying out an anti-hepatitis B campaign by doing vaccination on those that shall be tested negative after the screening. For those tested positive shall be referred to the hospital for treatment. We are vaccinating
For those tested positive shall be referred to the hospital for treatment. We are vaccinating second dose to those who got they first dose in September and first dose to those starting their vaccination,” Loki told Campus Bee.
The immunization of hepatitis B is in three doses. The first being at day 0, second being at day 30 and third being at day 210 (after 6months from 2nd dose).
A vaccine against hepatitis B has been available since 1982. The vaccine is 95% effective in preventing infection and the development of chronic disease and liver cancer due to hepatitis B.
