Northern Ghana bears highest hepatitis B burden as Health Ministry strengthens elimination efforts

More than three million Ghanaians are estimated to be living with hepatitis B, while about 500,000 others have hepatitis C, according to the Ghana Health Service, as authorities intensify efforts to reduce the country’s viral hepatitis burden. The country records more than 10,000 new hepatitis infections annually, with Northern Ghana identified as the area carrying the highest burden of hepatitis B.

By Caleb Ahinakwah