A public health call for action to address liver cancer and hepatitis in northern Ghana
Lack of access to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis is unethical, resulting in avoidable liver cancer cases. Drawing on existing evidence and current research in Ghana, we identify a number of ways to address hepatitis and liver cancer in Ghana. Tuck et al. discuss the unethical lack of access to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis and consequential avoidable liver cancer cases. Existing evidence and current research in Ghana identifies a number of ways to address hepatitis and liver cancer in Ghana.
Authors
- Robert Akparibo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3751-2432)
- Laura A. Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-7710)
- Richmond Aryeetey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4667-592X)
- Richard Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5110-0384)
- Chloe Tuck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-6295)
- S Moro
- Abdul Rashid Timtoni Iddrisu
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Tamale Teaching Hospital (GH)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-00854-2
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome
- Wellcome Trust