Tanzania, July 28 -- Tanga. Health experts have urged adults aged 19 and above to undergo hepatitis screening and receive vaccination, warning that the disease can remain undetected for months while causing serious damage to the liver and other vital organs.

The call was made on Tuesday July 28, 2026, during commemorations of World Hepatitis Day, as Siha Polyclinic in Tanga launched a week-long campaign offering free hepatitis testing and vaccination to the public.

Speaking at the event, one of the hospital workers, Dr Penina Sikira, said people aged 19 and above are among those most at risk of hepatitis infection because the modes of transmission are similar in many respects to those of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

She said...