Zunheboto, March 23 (MExN): Biological E. India Limited conducted Hepatitis awareness cum vaccination camps at NU Lumami and JNV Zunheboto on March 21.
At JNV Zunheboto, Dr. Akil Ahmed, Chief Co-ordinator Project, NE Zone and Union Territory of India said, “Hepatitis is a silent epidemic in India and 300 times more contagious or deadlier than HIV/AIDS,” a press release informed.
Exhorting the participants that prevention is better than cure, Dr. Ahmed sensitized the participants on the functions of the liver, symptoms of hepatitis, display of pictures of hepatitis infected patients and encouraged the participants for vaccination which will surely defend against the disease for 25 years.
More than 110 students and teachers of NU Lumami Nagaland and 100 students and staff of JNV Zunheboto were clinically tested and vaccinated for hepatitis after the awareness camps.
The release mentioned that Biological E. India Limited, a premium organization affiliated to the World Health Organisation, has been conducting the awareness cum vaccination camps in all the districts of Nagaland. It also conducts HBs AG and HCV antigen test procedure to detect the presence of Hepatitis B & C, Hepatitis B vaccination programme to negative markers beyond Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), and provides back up support for treatment of +ve markers for both B & C hepatitis virus.
