COMMUNITY BASED MODEL OF HEPATITIS B ELIMINATION IN TRIPURA, NORTH EAST INDIA

Liver can be affected by various virus like Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E. Hepatitiss B and C are blood borne and can cause chronic complications leading to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In 1984 Taiwan launched first universal vaccination against Hepatitis B with plasma derived vaccine and they could reduce the burden significantly with in a short period. In 1987 recombinant DNA vaccine become available and hepatitis B vaccination became a target area but the the program did not received proper momentum. A science based social orbanisation, Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura started hepatitis B prevention movement at Tripura, a small state of North East Region of India in 2002. Gradually the program extended following various public heath method. This out of the box model could achieve a great success towards elimination of Hepatitis B. This Tripura model adopted by a social organisation, could act as template for HBV elimination.