Kwara State to Launch Hepatitis Screening for 5,000 Residents

Date: 2024-07-31

According to a news report from News Central, Amina El-Imam, the Kwara Commissioner for Health, announced that the state government will commence hepatitis screenings on Tuesday, aiming to reach 5,000 individuals. This initiative was revealed on Monday in Ilorin during an event commemorating the 2024 World Hepatitis Day (WHD), organised by the Kwara Ministry of Health in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

WHD, observed annually on July 28, focuses on raising awareness about hepatitis—a group of infectious diseases including hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. The day promotes the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions.

Hepatitis, which can lead to acute or chronic liver inflammation, affects hundreds of millions of people globally and can be fatal. In some countries, hepatitis B is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Ms El-Imam noted that the screenings will take place at various tertiary institutions, marketplaces, and healthcare facilities across the state. Individuals identified during the screenings will be referred to appropriate health facilities for further treatment and medication.

She noted that “people are generally more aware of HIV/AIDS than they are of hepatitis, despite the fact that hepatitis can be more infectious than HIV.” She went on to clarify that the ways HIV and hepatitis are transmitted are alike, and the treatment centres for HIV will also manage cases of hepatitis.

The commissioner also cautioned against participating in damaging cultural traditions like scarification, tribal marks, tattoos, circumcision, and female genital mutilation (FGM), which can raise the likelihood of contracting hepatitis.

“Some of these are cultural practices that can cause harm. No single race, tribe, or culture is 100% perfect. Do not practice culture that can cause harm,” she said.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Jide Oyinloye     Kwara Basketball Association     IHS     Oke Sunna     Usman Rifun     Niyi Osundare     Taofik Mustapha     Samuel Adedoyin     Alimi     Idris Garba     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Bello Oyedepo     Babs Iwarere     National Broadcasting Commission     Olatomiwa Williams     Issa Manzuma     Arandun     Rasheed Jimoh     Buhari     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Bareke     Sherif Shagaya     Oke-Ode     Buari Edun     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Student Learning Support Helpline     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Ademola Kiyesola     Oke-Ero     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Elekoyangan     Babaita     ASKOMP     Igbaja     Aro Yahaya     Femi Agbaje     Alapado     Ola Falade     Yoruba     Lanre Issa Onilu     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Eghe Igbinehin     Pategi     Ibrahim Orire     KWASIEC     Sardauna     Bashir Badawi     Kwara 2015     Sheikh Ariyibi     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Olatunde Olukoya     CBT     Lateef Alagbonsi     Muritala Awodun     Haleeman Salman     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Illyasu Abdullahi     Elerinjare     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Olayinka Olaogun     Henry Olaosebikan     IDPU     Madawaki     Salman Suleiman     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Village Alive Development Association     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Bamikole Omishore     High Court     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Sheikh Alimi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Gbugbu     Ademola Kiyesola     Olaitan Buraimoh     Yekini Adio     John Kehinde Salako     Magaji Are     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Ghali Alaaya     Seun Bolaji     Abdulrahman Onikijipa     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Apado     ITEM 7     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Oba Abdulraheem     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Niyi Ogundiran     Kwara     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Erin-ile     Amina El-Imam     Olabode Towoju     Razaq Atunwa     Okin Malt     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Bayo Lawal     Isiaka Danmeromu     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Sarah Jubril     Muhammed Aliyu     3MTT     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Gwanara     Kwara State University Of Education     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Sabi     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Aisha Gobir     Sunday Otokiti     Oyelere Oyinloye     Azeez Bello     Kayode Issa     Ilorin.Info     Offa     Kwarareports.com     Mohammed Lawal     Adebayo Salami     Oba Abu     Yusuf Lawal     Ijakadi     SSA Youth Engagement     Principal Private Secretary     Akume     Yemi Osinbajo     08001000100     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Quareeb Islamic Association     Galadiman Ngeri     Kwara 2023     International Aviation College     Bolaji Aladie     AGILE Programme     Ahmed Dankaya     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Ahmad Ali     Yomi Adeboye     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Yinka Aluko     Bayo Ajia     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Titus Ashaolu     Wasiu Onidugbe     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs