How to prevent mother-to-child hepatitis transmission

200,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa die of hepatitis every year. How can transmission be reduced for mothers and children around the continent?

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(Photo: hepatitis B vaccine being administered in Togo. Credit: Getty Images)