Hepatitis B Viral (HBV) infections and its related diseases is killing more people in Ghana than any other condition.

This was disclosed by Dr. Amoako Duah a Senior Physician Specialist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

He bemoaned that the disease has become a major health concern and  the no 1 killer of Ghanaians since little research and awareness has been done by the government.

He said related diseases like liver cancer and cirrhosis are on the rise and have already caused many casualties.

Dr. Duah bemoaned government’s low investment into research about Hepatitis B, insisting it has become a major health concern in the country.

According to him, the government has so far failed to publish the Hepatitis B Guidelines manual or document for Ghana, with the excuse that there are no funds.

The Physician Specialist is concerned that the current manual may be rendered useless by the time it’s published, because new discoveries are constantly being made in the western world in terms of drugs and treatment methods.

Dr. Duah was speaking at a medical forum organised by the Holy Trinity Medical Centre last Friday on the treatment, and awareness of Hepatitis B in Ghana.

He warned that people with Hepatitis B must take treatment very serious, adding that the disease is more contagious than HIV.

In 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that 257 million people were chronically infected with HBV worldwide and that 887,000 people die from complications of HBV-related liver diseases.