Time to get aware of Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C

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Time to get aware of Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C

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We are aware of various dreadful diseases in the land of India that are

expanding their tentacles and are worsening the conditions of human lives. The

most prominent of them are cancer, diseases related to heart and prostrate. But

with the passing of years a large number of other diseases have come to the

fore. The most notable of them are hepatitis B and hepatitis C. It has been

learnt from the recent studies that almost 45 million Indians are suffering from

hepatitis B and 15 million from hepatitis C. The number is indeed horrific and

is increasing steadily throughout the country.

How can these diseases be prevented? According to experts the precise

application of vaccines and elementary modifications in hygiene and caution

during blood transfusions can put a check on the growth of these diseases. But

at the same time there is the need of a good consciousness also. Do you know

that most of the patients of hepatitis B and hepatitis C fail to discern the

diseases at the right time? This makes it difficult for the general

practitioners or doctors of medicine to treat the patients. Never forget that

almost a million people worldwide get affected from hepatitis B each year and

die eventually. This is the official figure.

Well, people can become conscious if the pertinent organizations adopt programs

to inform them of the causes and effects of these diseases and how to check

them. In this regard the Department of Family Welfare of the Government of Delhi

in association with G.B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College recently

organized an awareness program at the college premise to make people conscious

and to observe Hepatitis Day.

The program was successful and rose to a new height owing to the active

participation of students from over 20 schools of the national capital. Speaking

on this .K. Sarin, Professor and Head of Gastroenterology Department at the

hospital, who is also the pioneer of the present campaign for hepatitis

awareness, said, “The main aim on this occasion is to ensure we spread awareness

among children about the prevention of hepatitis and to boost the Indian mindset

to encourage organ donation, which can save the lives of many people”.