World Health Organisation has said India should double coverage of Hepatitis B Vaccine at birth. WHO representative to India, Henk Bekedam, told PTI in Kolkata that coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine at birth in India should be doubled by 2020 from the current 45 per cent. He described it a key challenge, adding that it can be done by addressing the administrative and logistic issues to safeguard the young against the deadly disease. <br/><br/>Hepatitis B is a contagious liver disease. If babies get infected, the virus usually remains in the body for a lifetime. Bekedam said non-availability of Hepatitis B vaccine at all delivery points, lack of awareness amongst healthcare workers and private sector adopting a different policy for the birth dose vaccination are some of the challenges in India. Bekedam, however, described India reaching 86 per cent coverage of Hepatitis B third dose in 2015 as a "commendable" performance.