The commissioner said, “We have established a state viral hepatitis desk to localise the national guidelines and ensure swift access to services.”
NACA director-general Gambo Gumel made the call after a meeting with development partners and stakeholders in Abuja.
According to Mr Faduyile, testing is important in finding the millions of people unaware they have the infection and can prevent it among newborns.
Nigeria will have to grapple with 20 million drug users by 2030, says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in its ‘World Drug Report 2021.’
