Hepatitis C Become A Serious Threatened
Hepatitis C is a serious threaten to public health. This disease easily transmitted. Moreover with drugs that use with needles.
"This disease affects the public health so that important to know its magnitude," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Tuesday (29/9).
The government worked with the drug company record in 21 provinces in the period of October 1, 2009. Along August 2007, the government has not had a comprehensive national data of this disease. Data on hepatitis have not classified into the type and partial. Results and data collection program was submitted to the Ministry of Health.
Based on initial data collection, people with Hepatitis C about 15,736 peoples with the highest risk factor is by injecting drug for about 28 percent and 16 percent from dialysis.
Hepatitis C is one type of viral infection to the liver that cause inflammation, damage, hardening of the liver, causes cancer to liver failure. Transmission system of this viruses among others through transfusion, the use of needles and medical devices, and sexual relations.
The disease has become a global health problem. Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) there are approximately 170 million people infected with HVC, or about 3 percent of the population.
"This disease affects the public health so that important to know its magnitude," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, Tuesday (29/9).
The government worked with the drug company record in 21 provinces in the period of October 1, 2009. Along August 2007, the government has not had a comprehensive national data of this disease. Data on hepatitis have not classified into the type and partial. Results and data collection program was submitted to the Ministry of Health.
Based on initial data collection, people with Hepatitis C about 15,736 peoples with the highest risk factor is by injecting drug for about 28 percent and 16 percent from dialysis.
Hepatitis C is one type of viral infection to the liver that cause inflammation, damage, hardening of the liver, causes cancer to liver failure. Transmission system of this viruses among others through transfusion, the use of needles and medical devices, and sexual relations.
The disease has become a global health problem. Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) there are approximately 170 million people infected with HVC, or about 3 percent of the population.
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