In medical terms, hepatitis is explained as an inflammation of the liver, which is responsible for blood filtering, nutrient processing, an...

India has a high number of chronic Hepatitis B and C cases, while Hepatitis A can lead to acute liver failure, it is usually a short-term i...

Hepatitis A and E, an infection of the liver, can last for four-five weeks.

Hepatitis virus has five commonly known strains: Type A, B, C, D. All of them affect the liver but there are some key differences in origin...

In some cases, the chronic infections leave behind long-term health implications.

Hepatitis signs can be asymptomatic, and damage the liver over time leading to cirrhosis.

Under the MoU, companies will form a joint program committee to implement activities related to prevention, awareness and education, testin...

He feels there should be a fixed budget for the prevention and eradication of the disease.

Hepatitis, which is contagious, can be prevented by avoiding personal contact with someone who is infected.

During the conference, two new drugs were launched for treatment of Hepatitis C disease at affordable price.

'Mission Indradhanush', launched by Nadda in 2014, aims to immunise children against seven vaccine preventable diseases.

Singh said the health sector needed to improve infant vaccination rates including birth dose of hepatitis B within first 24 hours of delive...

WHO said it will launch a new pilot campaign in India, Egypt and Uganda to combat hepatitis which affects over two million people globally ...

The web-campaign will facilitate participation of all stakeholders in state, district and health agencies from their respective work places.

On World Hepatitis Day on Monday, World Health Organization called for using similar strategies and infrastructure to check the spread of i...

Government will set up ten regional laboratories through the National Communicable Disease Centre (NCDC) for the surveillance of viral hepa...

The report said the prevalence of Hepatitis C is estimated to be within 1.8-2.5 per cent, while among drug users it is 50-90 per cent.