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MoH inaugurates hepatitis technical working group to eliminate disease by 2030
The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), forms part of a renewed national strategy to strengthen prevention, diagnosis, treatment and public awareness of viral hepatitis, which health authorities estimate affects about 10 per cent of Ghana's population, the Service disclosed on social media.
The Ministry of Health has inaugurated a National Viral Hepatitis Technical Working Group to spearhead Ghana's efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030 as part of activities marking World Hepatitis Day 2026.
The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, said efforts were underway to integrate hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment into primary healthcare services to improve access across the country.
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