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Hepatitis

Depok declares state of emergency following hepatitis A outbreak affecting dozens of students
City 6 years ago

Depok declares state of emergency following hepatitis A outbreak affecting dozens of students

The status comes following reports that students and teachers at SMP 20 state junior high school in the city had contracted the virus at the school.
Time for plan B for hepatitis A outbreak
Opinion 6 years ago

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Time for plan B for hepatitis A outbreak

Hepatitis A is specifically related to food intake and generally poor water, sanitation and hygiene conditions.
Depok checks street food stalls after hepatitis A infects 33 students
City 7 years ago

Depok checks street food stalls after hepatitis A infects 33 students

It is unclear how the students were infected but Depok Education Agency head Mohammad Thamrin advised parents to provide their children with home-cooked meals.  
The ABCs of hepatitis prevention and treatment
Health 7 years ago

The ABCs of hepatitis prevention and treatment

Despite incredible milestones against several devastating diseases, we are seeing an alarming increase in deaths due to viral hepatitis.
300 million hepatitis B sufferers but only one in 20 treated: Study
Health 7 years ago

300 million hepatitis B sufferers but only one in 20 treated: Study

Some 300 million people worldwide are living with the deadly hepatitis B virus (HBV), but only one in 20 received adequate treatment, researchers reported Tuesday.
Hepatitis patients struggle with discrimination in workplace
Health 8 years ago

Hepatitis patients struggle with discrimination in workplace

As hepatitis is seen as a highly transmittable infection, patients living with it face social stigma that can lead to discrimination.
Hepatitis C nearly triples in US in 5 years
World 8 years ago

Hepatitis C nearly triples in US in 5 years

The number of hepatitis C infections have nearly tripled in the United States in the last five years, particularly among people in their 20s, researchers said Thursday.
Cheaper Hepatitis C drugs still too costly for most patients
National 8 years ago

Cheaper Hepatitis C drugs still too costly for most patients

Baby Rivona, a 48-year-old single mother who lives in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, is haunted by the fear that one day she will die of hepatitis C, which she contracted 14 years ago.
Hep C patients need wider access to effective, affordable medicines
National 8 years ago

Hep C patients need wider access to effective, affordable medicines

Hepatitis C patients in Indonesia have found it is still quite difficult for them to get effective but affordable medicines, although the government has issued a permit for the distribution of Hep C drug Sofosbuvir’s generic versions produced in India since July 2016.  
Group praises govt’s plan to provide Hepatitis C medication
National 9 years ago

Group praises govt’s plan to provide Hepatitis C medication

Koalisi Obat Murah (KOM), a non-government group concerned with people’s right to access quality and affordable medicines, has welcomed the Health Ministry’s plan to offer a tender for the procurement of Sofosbuvir, a combined medication used to treat Hepatitis C, for 6,000 patients with the virus.  
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