What do you need to know about hepatitis, and how can you protect yourself from this disease?

There is a hidden epidemic of viral hepatitis in Ukraine. According to data from the Ukrainian Public Health Center, as of January 1, 2022, 5% of the total population (2,070,936 people) in Ukraine were infected with the hepatitis C virus (hereinafter HCV), 3.6% of the total population (1,491,074 citizens) had chronic HCV, and nearly 1.5% (600,000 citizens) had viral hepatitis B (hereinafter referred to as HBV). Only 6.9% (142,895 citizens) of those with HCV and 3.3% (19,800 citizens) of those with HBV are under medical supervision, and in the context of full-scale war and the absence of even minimal measures to prevent infection, the prevalence of viral hepatitis in Ukraine will increase exponentially unless appropriate measures are taken.

We are grateful to the journalists at Hromadske Interactive Television for their attention to the hidden epidemic of viral hepatitis in Ukraine

We are grateful to the journalists at Hromadske Interactive Television for their attention to the hidden epidemic of viral hepatitis in Ukraine.