"Monitor offers free Hepatitis B test" 28 July 2014

More than 166 people got free Hepatitis B tests and vaccination at a subsidised cost during The Hepatitis Awareness and screening Drive at the Monitor Publications Ltd offices in Namuwongo last Friday. The programme was organised by the National Organisation for people living with Hepatitis B (NOFLH) in Partnership with Monitor Publications [a subsidiary of Nation Media Group] and Medilinks Labs and Surgicals Limited (MLS L). Among the 166 people who tested for Hepatitis B, 10 people tested positive, a number the NOFLH said is big and needs immediate attention from all stakeholders in the country. “These statistics imply that Hepatitis B is prevailing at a very high rate because 10 is such a big number compared to the number of people who tested,” Mr Kenneth Kabagambe, NOFLH sales Agent said