In commemoration of the World Hepatitis Day (WHD), the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS) is conducting free hepatitis screening for Lagosians.
The three-day screening, counselling sessions, referrals of positive cases and blood donation ends today at the LSBTS Voluntary Blood Donation Centre, General Hospital, Lagos.
The Executive Secretary, Dr Bodunrin Osikomaiya, a consultant hematologist and blood transfusion specialist, emphasised the need to know one’s status by being tested and living a healthy non-risk lifestyle.
She explained that all units of blood donated in Lagos State registered blood banks are tested for transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs), which includes Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C viruses using the fourth generation ELISA technology.
“We assist to help the victims of the disease by partnering with a manufacturer in India to get the hepatitis vaccine so that victims can get it at a subsidized rate because the treatment is costly. We also partner with 21 NGOs that belong to the world hepatitis alliance who get the vaccine at highly subsidized rate from us while we offer free test,” he added.
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