Minority Leader Urges NHIS Coverage for Hepatitis B to End “Silent Destruction” The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin,
Minority Leader Urges NHIS Coverage for Hepatitis B to End “Silent Destruction” The Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu, Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has raised serious concerns about public health efforts surrounding viral hepatitis in Ghana. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Hon. Afenyo-Markin highlighted key achievements made in combating hepatitis, including attaining over 90% infant immunization coverage for Hepatitis B, introducing free treatment for Hepatitis C, mandating antenatal testing for Hepatitis D, and developing a national viral Hepatitis D control program. However, he cautioned that frameworks and pilot interventions alone are not sufficient. He noted that Ghana has yet to introduce the Hepatitis B birth dose vaccine or make the Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIg) freely available or subsidized. According to him, these gaps are leaving the most vulnerable behind, allowing the virus to continue its “silent destruction.” “Too many Ghanaians
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