Nigeria, July 17 -- More than 91 million people across Africa are living with chronic viral hepatitis, according to new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO), raising concerns over the low levels of testing, treatment, and prevention across the continent.

The figure includes 82 million people with chronic hepatitis B and nine million with hepatitis C, highlighting a major but often neglected public health crisis.

Despite the availability of effective diagnostic tools and treatment, WHO estimates that more than 90 per cent of people living with hepatitis B and C in Africa do not receive the care they need.

This contributes to around 125,000 hepatitis-related deaths every year, mostly among young and economically productive popul...