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The challenge to eradicate hepatitis in Nigeria taken up by Livewell Initiative and Women in Hepatitis Africa through mass awareness, enlightenment and public education to save as many women and children as possible, has paid off with a positive impact on almost two million Nigerians with health literacy and empowerment. Wife of Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, lauded the contributions of Livewell Initiative (LWI) and its subsidiary, Women in Hepatitis Africa (WIHA), for their efforts towards eliminating the viral diseases in the country through advocacy, screening, vaccination and empowerment of women and children, noting that the different types of hepatitis cause more than one million death annually. Mrs Oladunmi Ogunbanwo, Head of Publicity, Office of the first lady, represented Mrs Ambode at the inauguration of Women in Hepatitis Africa (WIHA) Regional Conference, held at Protea Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. She admitted that the challenge of eradicating the disease has remained a tall order for mankind, adding that the global search for strategies to subdue the scourge, especially in women and children has necessitated the conference. According to the First Lady, the effort put in place by the Livewell Initiative and Women in Hepatitis Africa, by taking up the challenge to confront the scourge through mass awareness, enlightenment and public education to save as many women and children as possible, has paid off with positive impact on almost two million Nigerians with health literacy and empowerment. Mrs Ambode, who was the guest of honour at the two-day event, also advised participants to show more interest in knowing their health status, saying some types of hepatitis are preventable, while some are treatable with proper medications. Hence, the need for people to be well enlightened about the disease. “In preventing hepatitis, it is instructive from the awareness we have had over time that we must observe a healthy lifestyle, by moderating alcohol consumption, taking healthy diet, engaging in physical activities, encouraging weight loss and immunization among others. So, what is important is early knowledge of our health status as early management of hepatitis or any other disease is very important”, she said. Feature image credit: informationng.com

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This article was first published on 15th December 2017

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