"Health": no hepatitis B infections among people born since 1992 – Palestinian National Liberation Movement

July 28 of each year marks the International Day of Hepatitis, where viral hepatitis forms B And viral hepatitis C It is a major health problem, affecting 325 million people worldwide. They are also among the leading causes of liver cancer, resulting in 1.34 million deaths a year..

The number of cases of viral hepatitis, in the last year, 31 cases, while the number of cases of viral hepatitisC, 6 Case, while the number of cases carrying the virus B, 781 A rate of 17.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while 156 cases were recorded for the virus C, An average rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population, according to the Ministry of Health.

Palestine is one of the first countries in the Eastern Mediterranean to have introduced preventive vaccination against viral hepatitis B, Which feeds all newborns in Palestine since 1992. This vaccination is also administered to all people with risk factors, such as health workers, hairdressers, cleaners, people living with HIV / AIDS.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hepatitis C is the second most deadly infectious disease after TB and the number of people with hepatitis is nine times higher than that of people living with HIV.

The organization noted that hepatitis could be prevented and treated, and in the case of hepatitis C, Can be cured. However, more than 80% of people with hepatitis do not have prevention, screening and treatment services.

There are five types of viral hepatitis (A B C D E) Chronic infections cause hepatitis B AndC In more than 95% of deaths and hepatitis of both types A And E It rarely causes life-threatening disorders. L & # 39; hepatitis D An additional infection occurs in people living with hepatitis B.