28th of July every year is observed globally as World Hepatitis Day.
A health walk to create sensitisation, create awareness, encourage the prevention,diagnose and treatment of the disease is coming to Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos State this weekend.
As Outreach Hospital Festac Town would be leading the walk to find the missing millions and eliminate Hepatitis from our various communities.
All walk participants would get Free Hepatitis Vaccine Screening and Free Caps and T-shirt for the first 30 persons to register.
Date: Saturday 27th of July 2019
Time: 11am prompt.
Kick-Off Point:
Outreach Women and Children Hospital 4th Avenue by 3rd Avenue Junction, Festac Town
TO REGISTER Call Temitope on 08024327713
Today hepatitis scourge continues to rise as many as 325 million people are currently living with viral hepatitis B and C causing about 1.4 million deaths a year.
Nigeria has been a major contributor to the number of infected people with between 20 – 30 million Nigerian’s infected
The truth is, Hepatitis is preventable, treatable and curable No one needs to suffer for this.