Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 18th: National Liver Love Day: Love Liver and Liver, you and I will act together
Xinhua News Agency reporter Mu Tiecheng
March 18 is “National Liver Love Day”. This year’s publicity theme is “National Participation, Active Screening, Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment, and Hepatitis Cure”. Knowledge of prevention and treatment of chronic viral hepatitis.
In 2002, the hepatitis B vaccine was included in the national immunization plan; in 2005, the hepatitis B vaccine was fully vaccinated for free; from 2009 to 2011, the hepatitis B vaccine census was carried out for children under the age of 15… Through step-by-step efforts , my country has made remarkable achievements in the prevention and control of viral hepatitis.
Zhou Baotong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Infectious Medicine at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said that although my country has made great achievements in the prevention and treatment of viral hepatitis, the proportion of new infections has decreased, and there are new curative drugs for hepatitis C. However, the base of existing patients is very large, and the total number has not been significantly reduced. There is still a long way to go to eliminate the harm of hepatitis.
“The proportion of patients who are actually treated is not large. Many patients do not even know that they have the disease, or they know they have not been treated.” Zhou Baotong said, strengthening the publicity of relevant knowledge to improve public awareness It is necessary for them to actively participate in screening, early detection and treatment.
According to experts, the liver is the body’s “detoxifier” and also a “silent” organ. Even if lesions occur, there is generally no obvious pain in the early stage. When you feel uncomfortable, it is already in the middle and late stages of liver disease, so you usually need to take care of your liver.
“Unhealthy lifestyles such as drinking, smoking, sedentary and staying up late will affect liver health.” Ma Anlin, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at China-Japan Friendship Hospital, said that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the best for the liver Protect.
In addition, regular medical examinations are essential. Ma Anlin said that for the liver, the routine must check is the liver function test. If the test is abnormal, you need to find a specialist to continue to check whether there is hepatitis. In addition, ultrasound or CT examination.
“We generally recommend that patients have regular physical examinations every year, because unless it is acute hepatitis, there will be no special symptoms. In addition to taking specific measures to prevent hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus, what is now called prevention is very important. To a large extent, it is aimed at chronic liver disease, which requires regular physical examinations to rule out hidden dangers.” Ma Anlin said.
The “Healthy China Action (2019-2030)” put forward clear requirements for the prevention and control of liver disease, and the World Health Assembly in 2016 put forward the grand strategic goal of eliminating the harm of hepatitis by 2030. Experts said that although my country has made remarkable achievements in the prevention and control of hepatitis, there is still a long way to go to achieve the goal of completely eliminating the harm of hepatitis. (End)