70 million in Africa infected with viral hepatitis dailymaverick.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymaverick.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
South Africa: In-Depth - Breakthrough Hepatitis C Cures Slowly Becoming More Widely Available in South Africa allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Almost a decade after they were first proven to be safe and highly effective, game-changing medicines to cure hepatitis C are becoming more widely available in South Africa. But not all the regulatory and other challenges behind the delay have been overcome, and access remains relatively limite.
Experts have raised the alarm on rising cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Nigeria, with 8.1 per cent and 1.1 per cent prevalence respectively, making it one of the highest impacted countries by hepatitis on the continent with an estimated 19 million people living with the disease.