The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to this report by the World Health Organization (WHO). This is the first consolidated WHO report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, service coverage and product access, with improved data for action. …
Ahead of the World Hepatitis Day on Monday, doctors in the city stressed the need to spread awareness about the disease which has a vaccination rate of only about 20% in Gurgaon. According to an official spokesperson for Gurgaon Civil Hospital, Hepatitis is a group of viral infections that attack …
Hyderabad: Viral hepatitis is a major threat and continues to remain a cause for concern on World Hepatitis Day observed on July 28. Unsafe blood transfusion, reuse of needles for tattoos, acupuncture, ear-piercing, and used health instruments spread the virus. Recent studies have found that 5 out of every 100 …
India has over 40 million Hepatitis B infected patients, second only to China, and most people with chronic Hepatitis B or C are unaware of their infection, putting them at serious risk of developing cirrhosis or liver cancer which are life threatening. As India observes World Hepatitis Day on Monday, …
ISLAMABAD: Like in every other part of the world, the Pakistanis would be observing the “World Hepatitis Day” today (Monday) to promote awareness among the people about hepatitis C, its spread, prevention, and treatment.Maroof International Hospital’s Medicine and Gastroenterology professor Muzzaffar Lateef Gill, in an interview, highlighted the need to …
The prevalence of the disease is not negligible and everyone should be on alert to protect themselves About 3.5% of pregnant women in the country have hepatitis B infection, according to the Liver Foundation of Bangladesh. The institution says the incidence of different kinds of liver disease such as hepatitis, …
Believed To Cure 90% Of Patients Even as a controversy rages globally over the eye-popping price of US firm Gilead Science’s hepatitis C drug at $1,000 a pill, Indian patients have already begun importing the medicine from countries like Canada, spending, in some cases, up to Rs 1 crore. The …
BHUBANESWAR: Hepatitis E is fast emerging as a major public health problem in Odisha necessitating more epidemiological investigation and surveillance to map its burden and undertake effective control measures. More than 278 cases of hepatitis E (HEV) were identified between 2012 and 2013 with the disease claiming two lives. There …
Punjab Government has strengthened its drive to provide sanitation facilities to village households through sanctioned Rs20 crore to construct toilets free of cost in rural areas for the families living below the poverty line. “The department’s proposal has been approved by the Punjab Government with an aim to provide sanitation …
Penta-valent-vaccine is a combination vaccine administered in a 3-dose schedule, offers protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DPT), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib). The vaccine is widely recommended by WHO and GAVI as a substitute for prevailing vaccination practices against the above mentioned diseases and viruses. The vaccine …
PM: New Health Insurance Scheme to cover 100m people Friday, June 06, 2014 - Islamabad—Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday approved the National Health Insurance Scheme for poorest of the poor in Pakistan. The Prime Minister chaired a meeting to give in principle approval to launch the Health Insurance …
General category patients to get Peginterferon on government rate contract There’s some respite for Hepatitis-C patients belonging to general category in Haryana, particularly Ratia (Fatehabad), where an unusually high incidence of the infection has been detected. The Health Department today said it would soon start providing the injection Peginterferon for …
19th May is the world hepatitis testing day. The reason this day is being observed is because 50% people, even in developed countries, are not aware of that they are suffering from hepatitis. The delay in diagnosis leads to the development of serious complications and once end stage of disease …
Consumption of water contaminated with faecal coliform is the major reason behind outbreak of jaundice that has so far claimed 10 lives in Biratnagar, according to experts. Laboratory tests of samples sent from the jaundice affected area show that more than 90 percent of the patients are suffering from hepatitis …
As many as nine locals have died and over 6,000 afflicted by hepatitis 'E' in Biratnagar Municipality. The disease broke out two weeks ago in the town. The cause of the disease is drinking polluted water and stale food, according to doctors. Of the sick, 80 are in critical condition …
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) today said the jaundice outbreak in Biratnagar may be brought under control in a week. On April 30, Biratnagar was declared a jaundice-prone area after five people died and over 400 jaundice patients were hospitalised in a span of two weeks. “Drinking contaminated …
Palampur, April 23: Increase in cases of renal failure, gastric ulcer, hepatic, cancer and tuberculosis in the state has become a matter of serious concern. Every seventh person here suffers from either of these ailments. Excessive dose of painkillers given to patients for long periods is said to be one …
New Delhi: You may have heard of kidney dialysis but did you know that even the liver can be flushed of its toxins using a similar method? At the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in New Delhi, the doctors have been using this technology to give a window period …
Americans used more health services and spent more on prescription drugs in 2013, reversing a recent trend, though greater use of cheaper generic drugs helped control spending, according to a report issued on Tuesday by a leading healthcare information company. Spending on medicines rose 3.2 percent in the United States …
He’s the consummate villain: terrorizing villagers, pillaging towns and commanding a loyal gang of friends and flies. His name? Mr. Poo. He is a lowly pile of waste. But now is his turn in the limelight. He stars in “Poo Party,” a music video by Unicef India, part of a …
The ‘Health of the Nation’ report compiled by the Pakistan Medical Association shows that the health indicators in Pakistan have not improved during the last many years and in some areas the situation has worsened. “The health indicators failed to show any improvement for many years now and, in fact, …
