Every year, July 28, the International Hepatitis Day, is widely celebrated all over the world.

Every year, July 28, the International Hepatitis Day, is widely celebrated all over the world. The main goal is to further increase the awareness of the world's population about hepatitis and raise awareness about this disease.

In this regard, in the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases together with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Service of Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Research Institute of Virology, the Republican Specialized Center of Epidemiology, Microbiology and Epidemiology, The Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and the Association of Hepatologists of Uzbekistan organized an event in pursuance of the Decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 16, 2022 No-243 “On improving measures to combat the spread of certain topical viral infections".

It was attended by employees of the Ministry of Health, the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service, the infectious diseases hospital, doctors of the scientific center, hepatologists and media workers.

According to WHO, every year about 325 million people in the world are infected with the hepatitis B virus, and at least 200 million are infected with the hepatitis C virus. According to data for 2020, 500-700 thousand people die annually from hepatitis B infection, more than 350 thousand patients die from hepatitis C complications. According to the World Hepatitis Alliance for July 2021, 1.4 million people die annually due to the hepatitis B and C virus. It's more than HIV/AIDS and malaria.

In the decree of the President of our country “Оn improving measures to combat the spread of certain topical viral infections " dated May 16, 2022, the main directions for further improvement and expansion of medical and social assistance provided to the population for timely prevention and diagnosis, treatment of certain viral infections among the population are defined:

- conducting screening studies in all regions of the republic for early detection viral hepatitis” B “and ” C " and increase the coverage of the treatment of the disease;

— full coverage of vaccination against hepatitis infection “C " persons at increased risk of infection, including medical workers working with blood and its components;

- free provision of medicines in the course of treatment of patients who have been diagnosed with viral hepatitis “C” during screening examinations ;

— phased full provision of consumables (reagents and test kits) for the detection of viral infections in the primary health care system;

- creation and maintenance of a unified electronic register of chronic viral liver diseases in all medical and preventive institutions, sanitary and epidemiological service and non-governmental medical organizations;

- improving the control of the safety, quality and effectiveness of vaccines, test kits and antiviral drugs;

— conducting scientific research on the problems of viral infections, the introduction of an automated disease control system;

— conducting large-scale explanatory, propaganda and propaganda work among the population on measures to prevent the transmission of viral infections.

In our republic, together with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Service of Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, free screening processes are continuing in the following family polyclinics:

Tashkent city:

- Central polyclinic of Shaikhantakhur district;

- Central polyclinic of Chilanzar district;

- Central polyclinic of Uchepinsky district;

- Central polyclinic of Almazarsky district;

- Family polyclinic No. 8 of Mirzo-Ulugbek district;

- Family polyclinic No. 30 of Yashnabad district.

Andijan region:

- Family polyclinics No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the city of Andijan.

Bukhara region:

- Family polyclinics No. 4, 5 and 11 of the city of Bukhara;

— Central multidisciplinary polyclinic of Gijduvan district.

Jizzakh region:

- The city of Jizzakh 1-, 2-, 3-, 4 and family polyclinics No. 5.

Kashkadarya region:

- Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of the city of Karshi;

- Karshi city Family Polyclinic No. 4, 5 and 6;

— Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of the Chirakchi district.

Navoi region:

- Family polyclinics No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the city of Navoi.

Namangan region:

- Family polyclinics No. 1, 3, 9 and 10 of Namangan city.

Samarkand region:

- Family polyclinics No. 2, 4, 9 and 12 of the city of Samarkand.

Surkhandarya region:

- The city of Termez 1-, 2-, 3-, 4 and family polyclinics No. 5.

Syrdarya region:

- Central multidisciplinary polyclinic of Syrdarya district;

- Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of Mirzabad district;

— Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of the city of Yangier;

- Family polyclinics No. 2 and 4 of the city of Gulistan;

Tashkent region:

-Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of the Verkhne-Chirchik district, family polyclinics No. 66 and 67.

— Family doctor's office in Saxony.

Ferghana region:

- Family polyclinics No. 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the city of Fergana.

Khorezm region:

— Multidisciplinary central polyclinic of the city of Urgench and family polyclinics No. 1, 2 and 3.

Republic of Karakalpakstan:

- Family polyclinics No. 1,3, 5 and 6 of the city of Nukus.

During the event, industry experts spoke in detail about the dangers of hepatitis, measures for its prevention. The audience was also provided with information about the work being carried out in our country today to eradicate and detect this disease early.

134 medical workers took part in the event, 80 of them offline and 54 online. Among the foreign representatives, Jin Hee Kim, a graduate student at the Yale School, participated.

In conclusion, the representatives of the mass media received exhaustive answers to all their questions.