PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONORS: ARE WOMEN BETTER DONORS?

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by blood and blood products and it causes a major proportion of transfusion transmitted hepatitis.It can lead to chronic liver disease which has great morbidity and here mortality.HCV is responsible for more deaths than Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).As no vaccine is available and as the treatm

Islands and islanders here are often misrepresented in the climate change discourse, oversimplifying their experiences and interactions with climate change.In reality, islands and islanders have far more complex relationships with climate change.This special thematic section presents eight papers that highlight local responses and localized impacts