TAXILA: HITEC-Institute of Medical Sciences (HITEC-IMS) Dental College recently arranged a Hepatitis B vaccination program free of cost for the staff of clinical departments by following the guidelines for the immunisation of the health care workers. The vaccine would administer in three doses over six months (0, 1, and 6 months).
The program took place under the facilitation of Maj (R) Azhar Iqbal and in collaboration with Vikor Enterprises. Dr Muhammad Mudassar Saleem, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS), HITEC-IMS, Dr Maimoona Siddiq, Assistant Professor, Department of OMS, HITEC-IMS, Dr Zuhair Mehdi, Registrar, Department of OMS and Dr Farhat Zahid, Department of OMS, HITEC-IMS, arranged the activity.
The dental college is striving for the betterment and safety of the faculty and staff. The program's purpose was to raise awareness about the Hepatitis B virus.
Editorial note: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is highly infectious and causes serious health problems worldwide. It is a major infectious hazard for healthcare workers. Workers coming in contact with blood or blood-contaminated body fluids, therefore, should be vaccinated. Vaccine-induced antibodies are produced that provide immunity against clinical disease or detectable viremic HBV infection.
