2024-04-09 09:24:00
Foreign news agencies report from Geneva. Switzerland on April 9 that the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on the situation of the spread of hepatitis virus in the world. which is a collection of data from 187 member countries, found that the number of deaths from hepatitis infection Increased from approximately 1.1 million cases in 2019 to approximately 1.3 million cases in 2022.
Such statistics It is considered a trend that is increasing at an alarming rate. This is because the average daily death toll is approximately 3,500 at present, of which 85% are from hepatitis B and 17% from hepatitis C. The number of new patients per day is more than 6,000 people.
Two-thirds of people infected with hepatitis Distributed in Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia and Vietnam.
Although hepatitis is a preventable and treatable disease, WHO data indicates that Only 3% of people infected with hepatitis B received proper treatment until the end of 2022. Statistics on people infected with hepatitis C Those receiving treatment were higher, at 20%, or approximately 12.5 million people.
However, overall it is still considered It’s a very low level. This is because the WHO’s target is 80% of people infected with both hepatitis B and C who need access to treatment by 2030.
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