They Launch a Pilot Program for Hepatitis B Screening in Pregnant Women

O. Higgins Health Services, as well as the Region, the Municipality and the Regional Hospital Launch a Pilot Screening Program for Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women at the Center family health. No. 2 of Rancagua .

According to the authorities, this initiative aims to fill an existing void in mothers, because it is one of the diseases that can be transmitted vertically . during pregnancy .

"The effectiveness of good research or treatment since pregnancy reduces to near zero contagion with children . This pilot, which is the second in the whole country, we hope he will get very good results, "said Seremi O. Higgins Health, Rafael Borgoño .

For his part, the director (s) of the Health Service, Fabio López commented that "after the laboratory of the Regional Hospital of Rancagua the examinations will be treated. "

According to the authorities, he was summoned so that they could grant more resources to be able to treat this disease .