A Shipping and Logistics Company in Tema, the Global Cargo and Commodities Limited, has organised a free Hepatitis B screening for residents in the Krachie, Wulensi and Kpandai districts in the Northern and Volta regions and educated the people on the dangers of the disease.
The exercise was also to make the people aware of their status and be educated to avoid being infested with the disease .
Those who were found to be positive after the tests were supported medically to manage the disease while others were vaccinated to prevent their being infected.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic on why the company embarked on the campaign, the Managing Director of Global Cargo and Logistics Company, Mr Jacob Gbati, noted that the decision emanated from a National Research report which declared the Northern and Volta regions as high on the Hepatitis B prevalent rate in the country.
He said the exercise attracted over 600 people out of which 83 were found to have been infected, including an 11-year-old girl.
The NKD laboratories under took the medical tests.
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