Madrid, 27 (serving the media)
As World Hepatitis Day is celebrated tomorrow Friday, the SAE Nursing Technician Union this Thursday is calling for greater investment in hepatitis prevention and treatment. One of the World Health Organization’s goals is to eliminate its threat to public health by 2030.
To achieve this goal, it is necessary to reduce new hepatitis B and C infections by 90%, reduce hepatitis-related deaths from cirrhosis and cancer by 65%, and ensure at least 90% of hepatitis B and C infections, the SAE said. Patients with the virus were diagnosed and at least 80% of those eligible received appropriate treatment.
Achieving these goals will require giving the disease a higher priority in the public health response, highlighting its treatment, prevention and detection, while also launching information and awareness campaigns to society, the coalition said.
Symptoms of the disease include weight loss, vomiting, abdominal pain, or dark-colored urine. The most common routes of infection are unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person, sharing personal hygiene products, or ingesting food or water contaminated by the feces of an infected person.
The coalition calls for greater investment in preventive action, testing, diagnostics, medicines, vaccines or treatment options for an effective and equitable response across all autonomous regions.
Daniel Torres, SAE Secretary for Social Action, noted that “there is a need to implement actions in the training of health professionals on hepatitis and, from an occupational health perspective, measures to address the risk of viral hepatitis transmission” in nursing settings”.
(Media service) 27 Jul 2023 11:58 (GMT +2) GIA/gja
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