In observance of World Hepatitis Day, WHO is urging for an increase in testing and treatment for viral hepatitis, cautioning that if the current infection trends persist, the disease could claim more lives than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV combined by 2040.
Hepatitis is accountable for liver damage and cancer, and takes the lives of over a million individuals every year. Among the five forms of hepatitis infections, hepatitis B and C inflict the most harm and fatalities. Although hepatitis C can be treated, only 21 percent of those with hepatitis C infections have been diagnosed and just 13 percent have undergone curative treatment. A mere 10 percent of people with persistent hepatitis B are diagnosed, and only 2 percent of those infected receive life-saving medication. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that despite the availability of improved methods to prevent, diagnose, and treat hepatitis, millions of people worldwide continue to suffer from undiagnosed and untreated cases. In light of this, WHO is dedicated to aiding countries in the utilization of these tools, such as the more cost-effective curative medication, to save lives and ultimately eradicate hepatitis.
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