Gratuitous help
The Arab Republic of Egypt has sent hepatitis C medicines to Uzbekistan for the first time
On September 9 of this year, the Research Institute of Virology of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases hosted an event dedicated to the adoption of drugs against hepatitis C virus - gratuitous assistance from the Arab Republic of Egypt to Uzbekistan.
The event was attended by the Head of the Department of Coordination of Specialized centers of the Ministry of Health Zayniddin Asamutdinovich Sayfutdinov, Deputy Head of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service Kurbanov Botirjon Zhurabayevich, Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Tajiyev Botir Mirhashimovich, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Uzbekistan Mrs. Amira Fahmi, Head of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ismatilla Fayzullayev, Director of the Research Institute of Virology of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, representatives of the media.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 200 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus every year. Thus, according to 2020 data, more than 350,000 patients die annually from hepatitis C complications. The World Hepatitis Alliance announced last year that 1.4 million people die from hepatitis B and C viruses every year. And this means more than from HIV/AIDS and malaria.
The Presidential decree of May 16, 2022 "On improving measures to combat the spread of certain viral infections" defines the main directions for further improvement and expansion of medical and social assistance provided to the population for the period of timely prevention and diagnosis of certain viral infections among the population, as well as their treatment.
— conducting screening examinations in all regions of the republic for early detection of viral hepatitis "B" and "C" types and increasing the coverage of the disease treatment;
— free provision of medicines in the course of treatment of patients in whom screening tests revealed viral hepatitis type "C;
— phased full provision of consumables (reagents and test systems) for the detection of viral infections at the primary level of the healthcare 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;
In our republic, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Service of Sanitary and Epidemiological Peace and Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the processes of free examination in family polyclinics are continuing.
In total, the Egyptian government has sent 15,000 units of Sofosbuvir and 15,000 units of Daclatasvir to our country as gratuitous aid for a total amount of 302,000 US dollars. The drugs are used to treat patients diagnosed with viral hepatitis Type "C" during screening tests.
At the end of the event, media representatives received answers to their questions.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt sent anti-hepatitis C drugs to Uzbekistan for the first time
An event was held at the Virology Scientific Research Institute of the Republican Specialized Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Scientific and Applied Medical Center, dedicated to the reception of drugs against the hepatitis C virus, a generous aid of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Uzbekistan.
It was attended by Zayniddin Sayfutdinov, Head of the Department of Coordination of the Activities of Specialized Centers of the Ministry of Health, Amira Fakhmi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Uzbekistan, Ismatilla Fayzullaev, Head of the Department of the Middle East and Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Specialist of Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of the Republic.
Erkin Musabaev, director of the Virology Research Institute of the center of applied medicine, and media representatives took part.
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For the first time, Egypt received gratuitous assistance to Uzbekistan in the form of drugs against hepatitis C
In total, the Arab Republic has provided 30,000 drugs against the hepatitis virus. It is planned to supply medicines primarily for the needs of patients living in the Aral Sea region, as well as Kashkadarya, Namangan, Tashkent regions
As previously reported, the Egyptian government has provided 30,000 hepatitis virus drugs to the people of Uzbekistan free of charge.
On the eve of September 9, an event dedicated to taking medications was held at the Research Institute of Virology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Along with the specialists of the Research Institute, the Ambassador of Egypt to Uzbekistan and the head of the Middle East and Africa Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in it.
It was noted that in total, the Egyptian government sent 15,000 units of Sofosbuvir and 15,000 units of Daklatasvir to our country as gratuitous aid for a total of $302 thousand. The drugs are used to treat patients diagnosed with viral hepatitis Type "C" during screening tests.
Unfortunately, many people know about this disease firsthand. According to WHO, 200 million people are infected with hepatitis C virus every year. According to statistics from 2020, more than 350 thousand patients die annually from complications of hepatitis C. The World Hepatitis Alliance announced last year that 1.4 million people die from hepatitis B and C viruses every year. And this indicator is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS and malaria.
It is noteworthy that on May 16 of this year, the head of our state issued a decree "On improving measures to combat the spread of certain viral infections." The document defines the main directions for further improvement and expansion of medical and social assistance provided to the population for the period of timely prevention and diagnosis of certain viral infections among the population, as well as their treatment:
— conducting screening examinations in all regions of the republic for early detection of viral hepatitis "B" and "C" types and increasing the coverage of the disease treatment;
— free provision of medicines in the course of treatment of patients in whom screening tests revealed viral hepatitis type "C;
— phased full provision of consumables (reagents and test systems) for the detection of viral infections at the primary level of the healthcare 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;
By the way, in our republic, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the SES, the processes of free examination in family polyclinics continue.
Hepatitis C medications were brought from Egypt to Uzbekistan.