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This Saturday, July 28, is World Day Against Hepatitis. The opportunity to take stock of these diseases mainly viral … against which it is difficult to act.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can be caused by 5 different viruses, designated by the letters A, B, C, D, and E. When the virus reaches the liver, it enters its cells (the hepatocytes) and multiplies there. The immune system, whose role is to defend the body, then destroys infected cells, which causes inflammation of the liver.
According to the Institut Pasteur, hepatitis B is one of the major human diseases with more than 370 million chronic carriers (ie: who can transmit the virus), and more than 600,000 annual deaths. Hepatitis C, meanwhile, affects 130 to 170 million chronic carriers worldwide, and generates nearly 350 000 annual deaths.
While these two diseases are, most often, asymptomatic, the carriers of the Hepatitis B have a higher than average risk of experiencing liver cancer or cirrhosis of the liver (diseases that cause an estimated one million deaths each year) and hepatitis C carriers, to develop hepatocellular carcinoma. 19659005] Asymptomatic but deadly diseases
With regard to hepatitis C, Morocco, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are among the few countries to have not only generic medicines at reduced prices but also a budget dedicated to public health relatively important. Problem: According to a recent survey conducted by Coalition Plus (an international union of community-based AIDS and viral hepatitis organizations), "the process of caring for people living with hepatitis C remains disastrous in these five countries
According to the experts, several dysfunctions explain this situation: a lack of awareness on HCV (the hepatitis C virus), both for patients and health professionals, a path to access the "long and expensive" exams (with waiting times to obtain the results of analyzes of up to 3 weeks), treatments regularly out of stock (even in capitals) …
"To succeed to treat 80% of the 71 million people infected with HCV by 2030, as the states have committed to within the United Nations, it is urgent to launch communication operations of and reorganize care services to make them more operational and accessible.
Source: Coalition Plus Press Release
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