Tribunnews.com Reporter, Rina Ayu
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA –– The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) targets that by 2024 all provinces in Indonesia will have at least one hospital that provides anti-inflammatory therapy Hepatitis C Direct Acting Virus
Antivirus (DAA).
The therapy has been clinically proven to achieve a hepatitis C cure response of more than 95 percent.
“We are optimistic that before 2024 all provinces have at least one service hospital Hepatitis C with DAA treatment,” said the Director General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Ministry of Health RI Maxi Rein Rondonuwu.
in the activities of World Hepatitis Day, Thursday (28/7/2022).
He explained, until now there is no effective vaccine, especially against Hepatitis C.
“But yes, we are grateful that there are antiviral drugs that can cure more than 95 percent of people with infection Hepatitis C,” added Doctor Maxi.
DAA is a type of drug that works the same as other antiviral drugs, which is to fight viral infections directly.
DAA is an oral drug that has a shorter therapeutic period than interferon, which is 8 to 12 weeks.
“So it’s actually very easy to give,” said silence
Currently, DAA therapy can only be accessed in 51 hospitals spread across 25 provinces
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