World Hepatitis Awareness Day

Turkish Liver Foundation, Hep Yaşam Derneği Ve Viral Hepatte Ve Derneği Derneği organized an event on Beşiktaş Demokrasi Square to draw attention to viral diseases of hepatitis and inform the public.

As part of World Hepatitis Awareness Day, questions were answered and brochures distributed

Turkish Liver Foundation President Prof. Dr.

In particular, the genotypes of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are the most common chronic hepatitis C virus (HBV), the Chronic hepatitis C virus which can lead to serious complications and deaths such as cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer caused by the infection. Dr. According to Çakaloğlu, "300 million people in the world are infected with hepatitis B and 100 million people are carriers of hepatitis C. In our country, we can say about 500,000 people for hepatitis C. hepatitis B and about 500,000 for hepatitis B. under the risk of disease. "

Prof. Dr. He pointed out that the World Union Against Hepatitis was approaching this year's slogan" Patients with Hepatitis "and was attracting people diagnosed with hepatitis B and C, but who are not diagnosed and are called "Missing Millions"

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"She's been silent for a very long time, between 10 and 50 years old, it's a very long time, silent and not sympathetic in which people continue their normal lives, "said Çakaloğlu, who noted that the viruses could become chronic.If we treat patients in this period, we can prevent serious complications like cirrhosis and liver cancer as well as death and the group of hepatitic patients is not restricted, so all hepatitis B and C should be tested with A tests if they are vaccinated,

"Treatments should be made before cirrhosis and cancer is not t taken "

Professor who mentions the stages of treatment in his speech. Dr.

Çakaloğlu said that effective drugs and vaccines against hepatitis B are not easy, but that it is not easy to get rid of the virus and that the goal is to normalize the liver or prevent complications by removing the virus. "These treatments must be done before cirrhosis and cancer are caught, because even though the drugs are effective in cases of these diseases, the advanced disease may continue the adverse evolution and cause further complications." Emphasizing that its objectives are to diagnose in the early stages of the disease, to cure them at the appropriate stages and to achieve the goals of elimination of viral hepatitis that the World Health Organization places in the Fight against hepatitis by 2030, Çakaloğlu stresses that "the World Health Organization imposes on all communities" diagnose by doing tests on 90 percent of patients with hepatitis in your country and treat at least 80 percent of people diagnosed with this disease so that you get 65-70 percent of deaths. These are our targets for the elimination of viral hepatitis 2030. "

" Do not make any restriction in your normal life. "

Çakaloğlu stated that anyone who has had a blood transfusion or a Serious surgery must pass a test, as well as dialysis patients and transplanted organs, as well as immunocompromised patients.

"If you look at your daily life, there is no evidence that the processes of penetration, tattoo, tattoo, piercing, etc., are made on inappropriate conditions, there is no known knowledge of hairdressers, hairdressers, manicures and pedicures. Hepatitis patients can do all kinds of sports activities, you can wrap them in your favorite people, you can eat on the same table, it is impossible to infect this virus this way, but pay attention to some things. If there is a wound bleeding on your side, clean it and close it with a rag.

"We are campaigning for patients' access to treatment."

Dr. Hilal Ünalmış Duda, President of the Association of Life, said that their goal is to raise awareness about hepatitis and to completely eliminate hepatitis.

explaining that they live not knowing who carry millions of hepatitis viruses in people around the world and Turkey Duda, "in order to educate them and test if you need to take access to treatment we are doing such a social campaign. Hepatitis have a team that wants to destroy the world in 2030, and I am the representative that the team of Turkey. He said.