HÀ NỘI – Chronic hepatitis is a serious medical
problem in Việt Nam, and liver cancer claims the most lives, the Preventive
Medicines Department under the Ministry of Health (MoH) said.
The information
was released today on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day.
Domestic
and international studies show that 90 per cent of children suffering from
hepatitis B at birth face a high risk of acquiring the chronic hepatitis B
virus, said the department.
Việt Nam
is one of the countries with a high rate of hepatitis B and C, with serious
consequences for the sufferers, according to the MoH.
Research
conducted in the country across several residential groups showed that some
6-20 per cent of residents have hepatitis B and some 0.2-4 per cent of
residents have hepatitis C.
About
15-25 per cent of people between the ages of 18 and 60 who donated blood for
the first time were found to have the hepatitis B virus.
Some
10-20 per cent of healthy people and pregnant women have the hepatitis B virus.
The disease was then transmitted from mother to child, leading to chronic
hepatitis in the children.
The
hepatitis virus, especially hepatitis B and C, develops silently but remains a
significant health problem for the Vietnamese, causing side effects and
fatalities, said health experts.
People
with hepatitis often do not have clear symptoms, but the disease can lead to
cirrhosis and liver cancer.
The MoH
said hepatitis B and C can be prevented and treated.
The World
Health Organisation said hepatitis B and C can be prevented by injecting a
vaccine against hepatitis B within 24 hours of a child being born and later
injecting that child with booster doses.
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