Date:27/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/27/stories/2007072752150300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Awareness rally

A rally will be taken out from Osmania General Hospital to Osmania Medical College at 2 p.m. on July 28, the Hepatitis B Eradication Day, to raise awareness about the disease. Hepatitis B is a major health problem in India and annually 100,000 Indians die due to illnesses related to HBV infection, K. Suresh, president, Osmania Medical College Doctors’ Forum said.