THEME: WORLD HEPATITIS DAY (WHD) CELEBRATION, OPENING OF VIRO-BIO RESEARCH LABORATORY AND LAUNCHING OF SIXTY MILLION NAIRA EQUIPMENT APPEAL FUND.
VENUE: VIRO-BIO RESEARCH LABORATORY, FACULTY OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR.
A. Background information
World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes place every year on 28 July and brings the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. The elimination of viral hepatitis has now been firmly put on the map. At the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, 194 governments adopted WHO's Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which includes a goal of eliminating hepatitis B and C in the next 13 years.
The annual celebration of the WHD is one of the primary objectives of the Nigerian Society for Virology (NSVir), and it is aimed at raising awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis as a means of reducing its disease burden in our country. Despite the significance of this objective, and the increasing endemicity of these viruses in our country, many Nigerians remain unaware of their status. This year, our focus will be on achieving this modest goal. Last year after an extensive planning, the global lockdown due to COVID 19 virus prevented the execution of the plan.
This year the event will be limited to three states for logistic reasons. These are:
B. The Problem
C. Printing of information pamphlets on hepatitis
This educational and prevention-focused pamphlet has been compiled and written in easy-to-understand English. We hope to translate it in the future into the three major languages of Nigeria, Hausa, Yoruba and Ibo. This year’s plan is to print 10,000 copies of this pamphlet in the English language.
Budget: It is estimated that the printing cost per copy will be N120.00 per copy. N1, 200, 000.00 is the total cost of producing 20, 000 copies.
D.Screening costs for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) test kits
Background Information
E. Talks and rallies in three state Capitals
Talks will be given in specific venues in each zone (Community leaders, political leaders, Chiefs, elders, leader of thought, youth leaders and members of the public will be invited to attend) The talk shall be interpreted in the local language and shall last for approximately 60 minutes followed, by another 45 minutes for question and answers. The talk shall be rounded up with rallies round the town with vehicles carrying public address system to disseminate the message in the local language and distribute the information pamphlets.
Budget
F. Remunerations for training and screening exercises
Pre-Screening training: (To be held in each zone lasting for one day)
Budget:
G. Post screening, evaluation and detection of occult HBV and HCV infection.
Screening for occult HBV and HCV shall be carried out at the Viro-Bio Centre for Viral Hepatology and Phytochemical Studies in the faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar
Evaluation and detection of occult HBV and HCV.Post screening meetings, Data analysis and presentation of findings.
H. Others –Miscellaneous expenses, local transportation, logistic etc.
I. TOTAL SUMMARY OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES
J. Ethical approval:
Contacts have been made with theMinistry of Health of the respective states involved who are major collaborators for ethical approval for the success of the exercise. In addition, informed consent of each participant shall be a mandatory requirement for participation.
K. EQUIPMENT NEEDS OF NSVIR
Our Centre for Viral Hepatology and Phytochemical Studies (VHPS) is grossly in need of the following equipment for her research work.
Call for Support:
Monetary, material or logistic support for these projects can be made to the Nigerian Society for Virology.
Kindly email: info @nsvir.org
or call the Desk officer on (+234) -0-808 218 9074, or 0909 693 2262
Monetary support should preferably be by direct transfer or cash payment into the account of the Nigerian Society for Virology held with UBA, or crossed cheques issued in the name of Nigerian Society for Virology.
Account numbers:
102 074 4905 for payment in naira
&
300 238 9230 for payment in dollars
The sort code for UBA is 033070942.
Please, for the purpose of accountability we do notaccept any form physical cash donation.
For further enquires, the Desk officer may be reached on(+234)-0-818 218 9097 or (+234)-0-907 571 5993 (8. 30 am -4.00 pm: Monday-Friday).
Hot line: (+234)-0-909 693 2262
Or Visit our Laboratory (Centre for Viral Hepatology & Phytochemical Studies) in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar.
Opening hours are: 8am -5pm, Monday-Saturday.
L. Appreciation:
All donations, in whatever form shall be properly acknowledged and receipted for. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, alldonors shall receive proper publicity for their support.
Prepared by NSVir Technical Committee for 2021 WHD.
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