Scaling National Screening and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis B and C in Nigeria
Project Status: On-going across all target states
Sponsor: Gilead Sciences
CFID is working with partner patient groups and members of the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) in respective target states and ministries of health to achieve the following goals of the project:
- To identify and screen 6000 pregnant women for HBsAg and Anti-HCV and enroll all HBsAg and HBeAg positive into HBV care to improve Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of Hepatitis B in Nigeria, before the end of project cycle in 2022.
- To screen 3000 health care workers, and 5000 general populations including key populations for HBsAg and Anti-HCV and provide HBV vaccines to 50% of key populations screened negative to HBsAg and enroll into care all patients reactive to HBV and HCV before the end of project cycle in 2022
- To train 1200 multidisciplinary health care workers to improve their skills on HBV and HCV management towards improving cascade of care and task-shifting at decentralized health facilities, before the end of project cycle in 2022
Target states for the project are:
- Abuja FCT
- Nasarawa
- Kano
- Enugu
- Akwa-Ibom
- Bauchi
- Taraba
In each state, screening and linkage to care are being provided in line with best practices and acceptable standards. Project activities are ongoing.
2 comments
Screening and linkage to care was not done in my area. the impact of CFID as regards to Hepatitis was not felt in karim lamido LGA of Taraba State. the cycle ends in 2022.please if another project cycle is to continue, i am begging that CFID should help hepatitis patient in karim lamido. the number of people suffering from hep B and C in this area is alarming. Thanks.
Hi Mr. Gabriel
Thank you for sharing concern.
CFID is currently implementing ViiV healthcare positive action in Karim, Jen and Bambuka communities in Karim Lamido LGA. CFID is also scaling up to other communities for Year 2 project in Karim Lamido, one of the project components since last year, is integration of #hepatitis B&C screening and linkage to care.