Nathaniel's story of living with hepatitis B in Nigeria

Nathaniel's story of living with hepatitis B in Nigeria

Nathaniel found out he had hepatitis B shortly after losing his father to liver cancer caused by hepatitis B. He describes that many people in Northern Nigeria tend to not be aware of hepatitis B. Nathaniel describes his experience on treatment for hepatitis B including pegylated interferon which he took for a year. After that year, he was still infected. He soon after started antiviral medications which he has been on since. Nathaniel describes the challenges of accessing treatment in Nigeria can be costly. He describes that the same treatments are free for HIV and hopes that the same program can be extended to hepatitis B. Nathaniel is planning to give himself to the fight against hepatitis B through advocacy and spreading awareness in his community.