Former Head of State and National Goodwill Ambassador on the Control/Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon, has called for concerted efforts to eradicate viral hepatitis in Nigeria.
Gowon spoke yesterday at the commemoration of this year’s World Hepatitis Day organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
The former Head of State highlighted the critical importance of a unified national response to what he called a public health crisis.
He said the need to urgently eliminate the disease had become compelling due to its high prevalence in the country and the goal of eliminating it as a public health threat by 2030.
Gowon acknowledged the government’s efforts but said there was a need to do more to effectively combat the disease and safeguard the health of Nigerians. (Nation)