TheMinistryofHealthandPrevention(MoHAP)iskeenonlaunchingregularawareness-raisingcampaignsduringtheyeartohighlightthenecessityofearlydetectionofhepatitis,andtheWorldHepatitisDay,whichfallsonJuly28ofeveryyear,representsanidealoccasiontopromotetheawarenessofcommunitymembersontherisksofhepatitisA,B,CandD,inadditiontoencouragingandsupportingtheprevention,diagnosis,andtreatmentofthedisease.
TheUAEisoneoftheworld’sleadingcountriesthatismovingontherighttracktowardsachievingtheWorldHealthOrganization’s(WHO)goalofeliminatinghepatitisby2030.ItwasontopoftheMiddleEasterncountriestoincludehepatitisBvaccinationinthebasicvaccinationsoftheNationalImmunizationProgramsince1991.
Healthcareworkersalsoreceivevaccinationagainsthepatitisandtheministryprovidesthevaccinetopassengerstravellingtocountriesmostaffectedbythevirus.
Accordingtoofficialstatistics,theUAEisamongtheworld’sleastaffectedcountriesbyhepatitis,thankstothestrenuouseffortsbeingmadebythegovernmentandprivatehealthdepartmentsandthecontinuoustrainingofhealthcareprovidersonthelatestmethodsofdiagnosingandtreatingthedisease,applyingthebestpreventivepoliciestoreducethespreadofthedisease,andimplementinglatestglobalpracticesandtreatmentprotocols.