Centrafrique: 200 vaccins offerts à un orphelinat
L’institut Pasteur de Bangui a procédé à la vaccination contre le virus de l’hépatite B de 200 enfants orphelins. Ces enfants sont issus de l’orphelinat Action pour la compassion en Centrafrique (ACC) situé au pk13 sur la route de Damara. Cette vaccination est gratuite puisque les frais sont couverts par l’Institut Pasteur de Paris qui a volé au secours de la branche Centrafrique de la même institution. Okyeame Kwame Goes to Tamale to Screen 1200 for Hepatitis B
Multiple award-winning hiplife artiste, Okyeame Kwame, aka Kwame Nsiah-Apau, ?? set t? drop a single ?n Hepatitis B soon th?? year – b?t n?t until h? h?? f?n??h?? h?? business ?t th? Chief’s Palace ?n Tamale. Come th?? Saturday, February 25, th? rapper ?n? h?? team ?f dedicated medical personnel fr?m MDS-Lancet Laboratory ?n Accra w???? pitch camp ?t th? palace ?f th? Chief ?f Tamale, Dakpema Dawuni Abdulai.
Drive to vaccinate 570,000 schoolchildren against hepatitis in Pakistan begins
A 10-day campaign to vaccinate about 570,000 students of 3,600 government schools in the city against hepatitis B will start on Monday under the Sindh chief minister’s initiative for a hepatitis-free Sindh.
This was stated by project director of the provincial hepatitis control programme Dr Abdul Majeed Chhuto at a symposium held at the Government Boys Secondary School in North Nazimabad on Saturday.
The programme was arranged by the deputy commissioner of district central, who is also the chairman of the vaccination campaign committee.
The symposium was preceded by an awareness walk in which schoolchildren, teachers, administrator of the DMC central, the director of the local government, additional deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, town health officers and the officers of the education department of district central took part."Where is the Hep B Hero?" Contest & Sweepstakes
Hep B Free Philadelphia, a citywide and community-owned education campaign led by the Hepatitis B Foundation, has launched its "Where is the Hep B Hero?" Contest & Sweepstakes to help save lives and stop hepatitis B. The fun, community-focused program will be offered over the course of five weeks and will challenge Hep B Free Philadelphia's Facebook friends to see just how well they know the City of Philadelphia.Introduction of the Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011
Groundbreaking Legislation Will Tackle the Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Public Health Crisis with Increased Funding for Testing.SF Leaders Unite to Call On Mayoral Candidates to End Hepatitis
The San Francisco Hepatitis C Task Force and San Francisco Hep B Free Campaign teamed up with the Asian American and LGBT community to call on the San Francisco mayoral candidates to tackle the issue of eradicating Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C citywide.
Vehicles can be donated to support the Hepatitis B Foundation
If you are thinking of selling or trading a vehicle, you can donate to the Hepatitis B Foundation instead and get a tax deduction. Your contribution will help to find a cure for hep B and improve the life of patients.
Event raises money to help fight hepatitis
Teams are forming and pledges are being gathered for the HONOR Walk for Reform, an awareness and fund raising event for Hepatitis Outbreaks' National Organization for Reform.
The Cardinals baseball team are stepping up to the plate against Hepatitis C.
Fans will be able to get free Hepatitis C screenings at Busch Stadium.
It's part of a nationwide effort by Major League Baseball to bring attention to the causes and treatment of Hepatitis C.
Foundation advocates national strategy on liver health
Ghana needs a national strategy on liver health as the country records an upsurge in hepatitis B infection.
This is according to the Save Your Liver Foundation (SYLiF), a non-governmental organization, which has been engaging the Health Ministry to fashion out a policy to contain the disease.