Richard P Akpan

Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Assessing Level of Some Haematological Parameters in Hepatitis B Negative Donors at the Blood Bank, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
  Author(s): Richard P Akpan* and Victoria O Akpan
  
  This paper is for the purpose of the hematological parameters as regards Hepatitis B-negative donors in the University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The paper commences with the introduction of the background study and problem statement of blood transfusion, a pivotal treatment that can also cause diseases such as Hepatitis B if structured procedures and screening tests are not followed. Hepatitis B is a terminal disease that endangers the liver, and it is rampant in numerous impoverished and average-class countries, not excluding Nigeria. The problem is amplified by the minimal health facility, emergency need for blood, and minimal obedience to blood donation procedures. The study reasons its functions by emphasizing the high-occurring case of blood transfusiontransmitted infections in Nigeria and the dire need to focus on key factors that highlight the .. Read More»