Ministry of Health and Prevention supports plans to eradicate Hepatitis by 2030

Published Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Ministry of Health and Prevention supports plans to eradicate Hepatitis by 2030

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.

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