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Health Talk | Why India needs to do more to eliminate Hepatitis B
On July 28, the world celebrated Hepatitis B Day, an important event to raise awareness about Hepatitis B, a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). This infection manifests in two forms: acute (short-term and severe) and chronic (long-term). The need to celebrate Hepatitis B Day is important because it is important to create adequate awareness about the serious harm this virus causes to the general public so that the necessary measures can be implemented to completely eradicate the virus.
Chronic HBV infection can lead to serious complications, including cirrhosis and liver cancer, and significantly increases the risk of death. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported this year that 254 million people worldwide have chronic HBV infection, of which 29.8 million live in India. The majority of deaths from Hepatitis B are due to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
In endemic areas, hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth or by exposure to infected blood, and from infected to uninfected children, particularly during the first 5 years of life. Other routes of transmission include needlesticks, tattoos, piercings, and exposure to infected blood or body fluids, such as saliva, menstrual fluid, vaginal fluid, and semen. The virus can also be spread by reusing contaminated needles, syringes, and sharps in health care settings, in the community, or among people who inject drugs. Sexual transmission is more common among unvaccinated people who have multiple sexual partners.
The diagnosis of hepatitis B requires laboratory confirmation as it cannot be distinguished from other viral hepatitis on clinical grounds alone. An accurate diagnosis can be made by blood tests.
India has launched the National Programme for Viral Hepatitis Surveillance (NPSVH) at the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to curb the growing hepatitis epidemic. According to government data, the average prevalence of hepatitis B in India is 3-4%. India is steadily progressing towards eliminating viral hepatitis B and C in line with global efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3, which aims to end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases by 2030, and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
India is a signatory to Resolution 69.22 endorsed in the WHO's Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016-2021, which aims to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.
The silver lining in the fight against Hepatitis B is that it is preventable with a safe and effective vaccine. The vaccine, usually given shortly after birth with a booster dose a few weeks later, confers almost 100% protection against the virus. The Hepatitis B vaccine is currently part of the national immunization program, but the government needs to expand vaccination coverage among children to effectively stop the spread of the virus.
National Editor, Health, Risma Kaur analyses the impact of this week's most significant news stories in the health sector.
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