[ad_1]
The Department of Municipal Health (SMS), this Friday, 20, until the 30, will carry out several actions related to July Yellow, which represents the World Day for the fight against viral hepatitis, celebrated on July 28th. The date was created by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2012.
Activities are conducted through the Program of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) of the Health Surveillance of Health. 39, Aracaju, in order to promote prevention,
The first is held at the Sergipe Civil Police Academy (Acadepol), with a lecture on the prevention of viral hepatitis, the brochure, distribution of yellow ribbon and rapid testing for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B and C. Other activities will be held at Parque da Sementeira, AMO headquarters, Municipal Market and Zilda Arns Square.
Prevention of Hepatitis
Constituted as one of the most important public health challenges in the world, viral hepatitis affects a large part of the population . For the technical advisor of the program of badually transmitted infections SMS, Debora Oliveira, the advice is fundamental in the process of disease prevention. "There are more than half a million carriers of hepatitis B and C, according to the WHO, which account for about 1.4 million deaths annually because of their severe or severe forms. , mainly, complications of chronic decompensated forms.It is important to know that hepatitis is an asymptomatic, silent and deadly disease.
According to the technical reference of viral hepatitis of the Epidemiological Surveillance Coordination (Covepi) SMS, Fabiana Fonseca, the big fight today for public health is to raise public awareness of the population for the diagnosis of the disease. "The challenge is to diagnose the presence of the virus and contain the disease before any damage to the liver occurs. The main weapon in the fight against viral hepatitis is detection, thanks to the rapid tests for hepatitis B and C, which are free and available in the primary care network of the municipality. 39; Aracaju, consisting of 44 base units and 136 "
Rapid tests for hepatitis B and C are also performed at the Center for Screening and Advisory Aracaju (CTA), located in Cemar Siqueira Campos, which operates with open doors, receiving patients from all over the state of Sergipe
In Aracaju, for ten years, a total of 499 cases of viral hepatitis have been recorded.In 2017, five cases of hepatitis A, eight cases of hepatitis B and 28 cases of hepatitis C were recorded
Illness and types
Hepatitis is a generic term that refers to inflammation of the liver.It can be caused by drugs, autoimmune, metabolic diseases and genetic, alcohol, toxic substances and viruses. There are also viral hepatitis, which are caused by viruses.
The etiological agents of viral hepatitis are designated by letters of the alphabet: virus A; virus B; C virus; D virus and E virus. Each is caused by one type of virus and has different forms of prevention and treatment.
Hepatitis A is an acute infection transmitted by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B and C are contagious and transmitted through unprotected bad and the sharing of needles and sharps.
Care and Recommendations
Toothbrushes, syringes and needles should not be shared. It is advisable to take your own utensils properly disinfected when manicuring or pedicuring, to use condoms during intercourse, to vaccinate against hepatitis A and B and to require public health authorities that They test blood transfusions. The materials used for injections, tattoos and piercings must always be disposable and it is essential to thoroughly wash all foods before consuming them.
Hepatitis C should be tested for the entire population and vaccinated against hepatitis A and B The recommendation is made especially for people over 40 years of age. The Ministry of Health considers this age group mainly because, in the 1980s and 1990s, injecting drugs, blood transfusions and hemodialysis were less used, with less control and no badual intercourse. protected.
Against hepatitis A, the vaccine is intended for children aged one to two years. And against hepatitis B, the vaccine is at three doses (applied at zero, six months and one year). For hepatitis C, all persons over 40 years of age who have had surgery, who received blood or who had undergone any act before 1993, are expected to seek the nearest unit. to screen for hepatitis C.
Complete programming of the actions:
>>> 20/07 (Friday) – Conference on the prevention of viral hepatitis, leaflet, distribution of yellow tags, rapid HIV testing, syphilis and hepatitis B and C.
Location: Sergipe Civil Police Academy (Acadepol);
>>> 21/07 (Saturday) – Assembly of the City Academy, BP and Blood Glucose Assessment, conference on prevention of viral hepatitis, distribution of yellow links, rapid screening hepatitis B and C and vaccination against hepatitis B.
Location: Seedling Park, from 7am to 12pm
>>> 24/07 Tuesday) – Conference on Prevention of Viral Hepatitis , focusing on workers' health, rapid tests for hepatitis B and C, and vaccination against hepatitis B.
Location: Friends Association of 39; oncology (AMO), 8am
>>> July 28 (Saturday) -Planning, distribution of yellow bows, screening for hepatitis B and C and publication of a brochure on the prevention of viral hepatitis in beauty salons and tattoo studios in the city center.
Aracaju Municipal Market, 8:00 to 13:00
>>> 30/07 (Monday) – Rapid Screening for Hepatitis B and C, and Hepatitis B Vaccination to the specific public of manicures and tattooists
Place: Place Zilda Arns, from 8:00 to 13:00
Source: PMA
Source link
