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WHO: Action needed to find, test, treat millions unknowingly infected with viral hepatitis
31.07.2018 19:04 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of last week, while speaking ahead of the World Hepatitis Day, Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, said presently millions of people globally who have viral hepatitis are unaware or unable to receive treatment, UN Radio reports.
As to the report, Singh raised the alarm to «find, test and treat the missing millions».
As to him, now both worldwide and within the South-East Asia Region, less than one-in-10 infected people are estimated to know their status, while less than 10% of those who do know are actually receiving treatment.
«This lack of awareness and treatment leads to progressive liver damage and can cause life-threatening conditions, such as fibrosis and liver cancer, resulting in an estimated 410,000 deaths in the Region every year,» she said.
«It also allows viral hepatitis to spread: within this region an estimated 40 million people live with chronic hepatitis B, and an estimated 10 million live with chronic hepatitis C,» she added.
As to the report, by pointing out that «urgent action is needed to find, test and treat the missing millions,» Singh admitted that the WHO has a Regional Action Plan - which aims to expand the number of people aware of their status to 50%, with at least 75% of those diagnosed with the disease to receive treatment by 2020.
As to Singh, greater awareness among the public and high-risk groups is among the factors necessary to eliminate the viral hepatitis health threat by 2030.
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