The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, said the high cost of treatment creates a barrier to accessing hepatitis services in the African region.
Pate said this today at the 2023 African Hepatitis Summit, noting that hepatitis continues to pose a huge public health threat, unleashing devastating consequences among patients grappling with chronic infections worldwide.
He, however, stated that hepatitis is preventable and curable, and advocated for a simplified approach deliverable at the primary level of care.
Pate added that Nigeria is committed to achieving control of hepatitis towards elimination through the continuous strengthening of the primary healthcare system, public awareness campaigns, inclusion of hepatitis in the minimum package for national health insurance among other formulas.
