HEPATITIS-B; A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN - NEED FOR AN ACTION.
Fazili Anjum, Mushtaq Beenish, Qadri Syed Shuja*, Javaid Ahmad, Sameena Yousuf Dar and Ali Darakshan
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis B (HBV) infection is a serious global health issue with 2
billion people infected worldwide and 350 million suffering from
chronic HBV infection. As hepatitis B is the only vaccine preventable
disease among all forms of viral hepatitis- mass immunization
program, standard precautions and effective treatment are essential for
eliminating HBV infection and reducing global HBV-related morbidity
and mortality. However, not all countries have adopted these
recommendations and there remain a large number of issues that need
to be addressed for achieving the desired results.
Keywords: Hepatitis B vaccine, Endemicity, Post exposure prophylaxis.
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