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Conferences, condom distribution and rapid tests are just some of the actions that will be developed in the 62 municipalities of Amazonas to intensify the prevention of viral hepatitis. The activities are part of the "Yellow July" campaign, which aims to draw the population's attention to the disease.
The State Department of Health (Susam) sent to municipalities over 1.4 million condoms and 51,000 rapid test kits for hepatitis B and 48.5 thousand for the 39. Hepatitis C. The World Day Against Hepatitis The viral is 28 days.
Activities in the municipalities count with the support of the State Coordination of the STI / AIDS / Viral Hepatitis Foundation of Tropical Medicine Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Susam unit.
FMT-HVD director Marcus Guerra explains that the activities are aimed at informing and guiding the population about the transmission of the disease and the need for rapid tests, which will be made available in health units and clinics. partner institutions in accordance with the planned activities.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hepatitis affects about 20 million people worldwide, of whom 1.4 million die each year due to serious complications such as HIV infection. liver failure, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
From January 2001 to December 2017, the Amazon recorded about 15,980 cases of viral hepatitis. The municipalities most affected by these diseases are: Manaus, Eirunepé, Lábrea, Coari, Boca do Acre, Tefé, Manacapuru, Fonte Boa and Atalaia do Norte.
Hepatitis B, C, and D can be transmitted through unprotected bad, blood transfusions, and contaminated by-products, sharing of medical equipment (syringes, needles, and tubes), sharp objects, and piercing, such as that nail clippers, razor blades and hair removal, and toothbrushes. The disease can also pbad from mother to child during pregnancy.
Diagnosis Amazonas has a diagnostic network, offering a rapid test for the detection of hepatitis B and C, available in 62 municipalities. The reference units for the examinations are: Central Laboratory (Lacen), which is in the state and serves all the municipalities of the interior, Border Laboratories (Lafron), directed to the area of Alto Solimões, FMT -HVD, in the capital, and the district laboratories of the Manaus Health Secretariat (Semsa).
For the surveillance and treatment of viral hepatitis, the Tropical Medicine Foundation in Manaus remains the main reference for the capital and the interior. Other service units are: Adriano Jorge Hospital Foundation (FHAJ) and Fundação Alfredo da Matta, State Health Network, and University University Getúlio Vargas (HUGV) of the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam).
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