“Hongren Hospital Launches Liver C Screening for Chronic Patients for Taiwan’s 2025 Eradication Goal”

On the 17th, Hongren Hospital of Yuanlin City, Changhua County held a press conference on “Comprehensive Launch of Liver C Screening for Patients with Chronic Diseases” to encourage patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease to provide free “Hepatic C Screening Service” (National Health Department Adult Preventive Health Care Add-on In addition to receiving a 100-yuan gift certificate provided by the Changhua County Government, Hongren Hospital will also give an additional 100-yuan gift certificate to the top 500 people. It is hoped that more than 90% of chronic patients in the hospital will be able to complete liver C screening before the end of the year. Taiwan 2025 Liver C eradication last mile sprint!

In his speech, Ye Yanbo, Director of the Health Bureau of Changhua County Government, pointed out that the drugs for liver C treatment are very expensive, and a course of treatment is about 250,000. There is an extra 100 yuan gift certificate, including other cancer screenings, and the county government also provides gift certificates to encourage the public. In the past, many people did not do the screening during the epidemic, and urged the public to do more screenings. We also hope that more regional hospitals will join chronic patients with hepatitis C. Active surveillance screening.

Hongren Hospital’s liver C screening for chronic patients is fully launched, which is the last mile sprint for the eradication of liver C in Taiwan by 2025

Legislator Chen Suyue said in her speech that the World Health Organization has set the goal of 2030C liver eradication, and Taiwan’s goal is to eradicate it by 2025 in the following year. Gift coupons were also added to appeal to the public to take care of their own health.

Jiang Mingshi, attending physician of the Hepatobiliary and Gastroenterology Department of Hongren Hospital, said that the liver is a silent organ, and hepatitis C virus is one of the causes of liver cancer. According to hospital statistics, the proportion of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease who also have hepatitis C is higher than ㄧ It is 2 to 3 times that of the average person. Therefore, Hongren Hospital has launched active monitoring and active intervention strategies for 7,000 people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease in the hospital, encouraging cases to perform hepatitis C screening. treat.

Jiang Mingshi said that hepatitis C is mainly transmitted through blood. The razors and toothbrushes used in the family may be the way of infection. In the early years, the treatment of hepatitis C may cause side effects such as nausea, and the treatment period is as long as one year. He often refuses to cooperate with treatment. In recent years, new oral medicines are effective, with a cure rate of 99%. The public is urged to easily screen for liver C through blood draws to achieve the goal of preventive health care.

A woman surnamed Chen who once suffered from hepatitis C also attended the press conference to share her treatment experience. Ms. Chen said that her family has no relevant medical history. After examination at Hongren Hospital, it was found that the liver index exceeded the standard by 6 or 7 times, and the GOT and GPT indexes both exceeded 200. After further examination, it was found that he was suffering from liver C. He was also shocked. Fortunately, Dr. Jiang administered medicine and the treatment process only lasted for 3 months. Taking 1 pill every day, there is no discomfort, and he has recovered at present.

Guo Xianmao, director of Hongren Hospital, a family medical doctor, said that people often do not know where to get hepatitis C, reminding that liver C can cause liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer, and extrahepatic lesions are more likely to lead to kidney disease, increased insulin resistance, Diabetes and other diseases, so chronic diseases are more important for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C, and they must be actively screened.

Xu Jiajun, executive director of Hongren Hospital, said that about 7,000 chronic patients with diabetes and kidney disease in the hospital, about 63% have completed liver C screening, and it is expected to increase to 90% by the end of the year, in order to encourage patients with chronic diseases to take the initiative to screen On the same day, as long as patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease meet the qualifications for liver C screening, they will go to the hospital for screening, and the top 500 will receive an additional 100 yuan gift certificate, plus the 100 yuan gift certificate for liver C screening provided by the county government. Bring back a $200 gift certificate.

Xu Jiajun reminded that the alarm clock for cancer in the Chinese people is getting faster and faster. At present, one Chinese person is diagnosed with cancer every 4 minutes and 19 seconds. In addition to the prevention and treatment of liver cancer, the hospital operates 365 days a year regardless of holidays. Free adult health check-up services and BC liver screening subsidized by the National Health Department are available. The hospital also provides colorectal cancer screening, oral cancer screening, and lung cancer screening subsidized by the National Health Department. Eligible people come to the hospital for screening , You can also get a 100-yuan gift certificate provided by the county government to encourage people to prevent cancer and take care of their health.

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