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Meeting marks World Hepatitis Day

A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28 in response to World Hepatitis Day, during which a representative from the World Health Organisation released statistics showing that 11 in every 100,000 Vietnamese people are infected with hepatitis virus - a “silent killer”.
A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City on July 28 in response to WorldHepatitis Day, during which a representative from the World HealthOrganisation released statistics showing that 11 in every 100,000Vietnamese people are infected with hepatitis virus - a “silent killer”.

According to the WHO, viral hepatitis – agroup of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D and E –affects millions of people worldwide, causing acute and chronic liverdiseases and killing around 1.4 million people each year.

In Vietnam, it is estimated that 10-25 percent of the population areinfected with hepatitis B virus, while 0.4-4.1 percent of the total areinfected with hepatitis C.

Viral hepatitis israted among the diseases needing close supervision by the HealthMinistry. The ministry recently set up a national-level advisory groupto draw up guidelines on the treatment of hepatitis C and expand thevaccination rate of hepatitis B.

From now toAugust 8, the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases will also providefree hepatitis C tests for 1,000 people with high risk of infection.-VNA
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