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By Ricardo Vaz
The Yellow Yellow Campaign, conducted by the Health Department of Taboão da Serra, aims to expand the early diagnosis of hepatitis C by performing rapid tests in basic health units of the municipality and encourage vaccination against hepatitis B.
By August 3, the target audience, people over 40 years old and with diabetes, should go to the hospital. UBS closest to home and ask for a quick test for hepatitis C.
Hepatitis B and C are diseases that cause inflammation of the liver and can lead to serious health problems, such as Cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. "The test is important to detect the disease and, after confirmation, to treat with appropriate drugs, so as not to bring more serious health problems to the patient," commented Dr. Raquel Zaicaner, Secretary of Health. people infected with the hepatitis C virus evolve to spontaneous healing. Those who do not recover spontaneously have the chronic, potentially serious form, as approximately 40% progress to cirrhosis of the liver and consequently death. "The goal of the campaign is to identify potential carriers of hepatitis C by encouraging people to go to UBS and take the rapid test," commented Dr. Ricardo Moraes, director of the STD and the viral hepatitis clinic of Taboão [19659003] Dr. Ricardo also stressed that "all people with the test reagent will be referred for confirmation with our professionals of the health and that once the disease is confirmed, they will be subjected to treatment. "
Training
All the doctors and nurses of the Taboão da Serra health network received training during the July to improve the interpretation of serologic markers for hepatitis B and C and to understand new treatments for hepatitis C and receive guidelines to boost vaccination against hepatitis B, which is universal
Service [19659] 006] Yellow Campaign of July
Location: Basic Health Units of Taboão da Serra from 8h to 17h
Date: until 03/03 August
Basic sanitary units of Taboão da Serra
UBS Oliveiras / Marabá
Rua Maria Inês, 34 years old, Jardim das Oliveiras
Office hours: 8am to 5pm
Telephone: (11) 4135-1479
UBS Jd. das Margaridas
Rua Paulo Augusto de Andrade, nº 400, Jd. Margaritas
Office Hours: 8am to 5pm
Telephone: (11) 4138-5106
UBS Santo Onofre
Rua Mal. Artur Costa and Silva, nº 85, Jd. (19459006) Phone: (11) 4138-4700
UBS Silvio Sampaio
Rua Enaura Maria da Conceicao, no. 276, Jd. Silvio Sampaio
Office Hours: 8am to 5pm
Telephone: (11) 4137-6638
UBS Santa Cecilia
Rua Henrique de Moraes Camargo, No. 143, Pq. Pinheiros
Office hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Telephone: (11) 4138-4292
UBS Jd. Suina
Albania Rua Leite da Fonseca, No. 111, Jd. [9459006] Phone: (11) 4138-7057
UBS Dr. Maria Jose of Albuquerque
Rua José Mari, No. 13, Pq. Asunción
Office hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Telephone: (11) 4135-1832
UBS Pq. Pinheiros
Estrada Benedito C. Oliveira, nº 1929, Jd. Registration
Hours of Operation: 8am to 5pm
Telephone: (11) 4138-4028
UBS Jd. Salete
Rua Constantino Dias Lopes, No. 181, Jd. Salete
Office hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Telephone: (11) 4138-1754
UBS Jd. Registration
R. Imarui, 47 – Jardim Record
Office Hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Telephone: (11) 4137-4569
UBS Panorama
Rua Luiz de Queirós, No. 245, Jd. Scandia
Office hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Telephone: (11) 4139-8767
UBS America
Rua Uruguay, no. 73, Jd. America
Office Hours: 8am to 5pm
Telephone: (11) 4786-7793
UBS Clementino
Rua TsurukiTsuno, no. (19459006) Telephone: (11) 4135-2516
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