Catch-up Vaccination Campaign Ongoing in Kyrgyzstan as Mobile Clinics Detect Thousands of Hepatitis Cases
Doctors called for universal hepatitis screening in adults over 18 and vaccination against Hepatitis A and B to curb chronic liver disease and cancer.
- On Monday, Kauvery Hospital experts hosted the 'Hepatitis: Let's Break It Down' webinar to mark World Hepatitis Day, with Interventional Gastroenterologist A. Shafique, Swati Raju, and Vamsidhar Reddy urging universal screening for adults above 18.
- Often called a 'silent disease,' viral hepatitis can progress for years without noticeable symptoms, allowing infections with viruses A, B, C, D, and E to cause inflammation that triggers permanent scarring and irreversible liver damage.
- India carries one of the world's highest hepatitis burdens, with nearly 3.5 crore people living with chronic viral hepatitis, while Care Health Insurance reports liver disease claims have doubled over three years and treatment costs have risen by nearly 100%.
- While the Government's National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme provides free screening, advanced liver transplants cost 18-35 lakh, making early detection critical to avoiding expensive interventions and severe complications.
- Hepatitis NSW CEO Steven Drew warned the state is failing to meet elimination targets, though peer support worker Miss Glasson noted that expanded treatment access ensures patients receive care regardless of their life circumstances.
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World Hepatitis Day, celebrated on July 28, this year calls for removing barriers that prevent people from taking advantage of available tests and treatment for this disease. Hepatitis C remains the most common viral hepatitis in Lithuania - in 2024, 45 cases of acute and 1,832 cases of chronic hepatitis C were registered. Although the screening program for this infection has been operating in the country for four years, and modern treatment usu…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jan-di = It has been revealed that over 1,000 hidden patients have been discovered since the introduction of Hepatitis C testing into the national health checkup for 56-year-olds last year...
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tnh1.com.brThe highlight of the July Yellow campaign is the World Day to Fight Viral Hepatitis, celebrated on 28 July, which draws attention to the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis, diseases that affect the liver and cause [...]
Gilani calls for collective action to eliminate hepatitis
Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has called for renewed national resolve to eliminate hepatitis, stressing that greater awareness, early diagnosis, and timely treatment are the cornerstones of protecting public health and achieving a hepatitis-free future.
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