La Paz, Baja California Sur (OEM-Informex). – They will integrate the Hepatitis Observatory to work together to enhance detection and treatment strategies for patients with this disease, which can develop serious complications if not treated at the initial stage.
The department’s secretary, Zazir, said the organization was created to enhance the application of tests to confirm cases and take pharmacological actions that would facilitate people’s recovery and develop measures to prevent new infections. Flores Aldape moderates the State and Health Sector Interagency Headquarters (CEISS) meeting.
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Through off-campus meetings in prisons and addiction rehabilitation centers, and on the basis of interventions delivered by its medical units, the Ministry of Health will conduct more than 1,800 screenings in 2023 to identify or rule out these cases in complete confidentiality. situation. But the way, he reported, is for all agencies in the sector to increase the number of tests conducted to allow for more timely testing.
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People who test positive for hepatitis C and lack all rights can receive free DAA-based treatment at the Outpatient Center for Prevention and Care of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (CAPASITS) in Los Cabos and La Paz, Flores Flores Aldape explained that the condition was also present at the Juan María de Salvatierra General Hospital with Specialties and mentioned that the main associated symptoms included dark urine fluid, yellowing of the skin and eyes, fatigue and loss of appetite.
Flores Aldape, accompanied by the medical authorities of IMSS, ISSSTE, SEDENA, SEMAR and the Red Cross, added that another goal pursued by the Observatory is to facilitate the exchange of information between institutions on patients diagnosed with the disease, To optimize that if they change entitlements, their medical follow-up will be guaranteed, thus guaranteeing the continuity of treatment so that they can recover.