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About 296 million people are living with Hepatitis B and new infection annually is put at 1.5 million. (WHO 2019). What is Hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis B virus, it can lead to life-threatening conditions like cancer of the liver and cirrhosis. According …
There are more than 100 types of Human Papillomavirus(HPV) of which 14 are cancer-causing – (source WHO). What is Human Papillomavirus(HPV)? This is a viral infection that can be passed from one person to another through the skin to skin contact. HPV can affect the mouth, genitals and throat. Some …
Human Immunodeficiency Virus has killed an estimated 36.3 million people globally, about 37 million people are currently infected with the virus with 25 million of that number from Subsaharan Africa. (Source WHO). What is HIV? Human Immunodeficiency Virus targets the immune system to weaken its defences against diseases and infections …
Gonorrhoea has a prevalence of 1.6 to 1.9% of people from age 15-45 in Africa (source WHO). What is Gonorrhea? Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It is passed from one person to another through unprotected sexual intercourse either anal, oral or vaginal …