The World Health Organisation estimates that hepatitis B causes about 1.1 million deaths annually worldwide, largely from liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Adamu made the remarks while addressing journalists during a statewide media tour of projects executed by the Sani administration in Zone One of Kaduna state.
The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) says Lassa fever continues to claim one in every four infected persons in affected communities in Nigeria.
The Ebonyi State Health Insurance Agency says 137,000 people have so far benefitted from its health insurance scheme.
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He said an estimated eight million babies are born with a birth defect annually worldwide, underscoring the urgent need for stronger screening systems.
The vice chancellor urged the graduates to listen carefully to patients and show kindness.
Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread to a third displacement camp and killed an 18-month-old girl.
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has warned that global HIV prevention is facing its worst setback in decades.
Lassa fever has claimed 214 lives in Nigeria, with the case fatality rate climbing to 25.0 per cent, the NCDC has said.
Mr Elemuwa described the workshop as timely and critical to improving healthcare delivery.
