Tag: hepatitis

The rise in deaths from viral hepatitis calls for swift action. Despite better tools for diagnosis and treatment, coverage rates have stalled. Learn about the WHO's recommendations and the urgent need for funding to combat this escalating crisis.

As per the National Viral Hepatitis Control Program (NVHCP), in India, an estimated 40 million people suffer from Hepatitis B, and 6 to 12 million people suffer from Hepatitis C. Hepatitis B virus is also responsible for around 70 per cent of liver cirrhosis and 80 per cent hepatocellular carcinoma in the country.

The global prevalence of hepatitis B in children under age five has dropped to under one per cent– down from five per cent in the...