The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria is working to reduce chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) to less than two per cent in children under five years by the end of 2020. Read more:
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria is working to reduce chronic Hepatitis B virus Ehanire spoke on Tuesday at the World Health Organisation virtual high-level commemoration of World Hepatitis Day and launch of the guidelines for prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B.
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