Hepatitis B and C screening camp at Guwahati Press Club
Source: IT News
Guwahati, August 22 2019:
Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai has organized a daylong Hepatitis B and C screening camp at Guwahati Press Club on 7 September 2019 (11 am to 4 pm).
Subsequent expert opinions by consultant hepatologists from the multi-speciality hospital will also be made available for those participants, who test positive for the disease.
Currently, chronic Hepatitis B and C are the major burden of the liver diseases in India which eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma.
However, a simple screening test can provide an opportunity to treat the disease and to identify patients, who are at risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
For the person, diagnosed negative for Hepatitis B can be protected by giving proper vaccines.
The initiative of Dr Rela Institute & Medical Centre (www.relainstitute.com), which can be termed as an important example of social healthcare initiatives, is expected to benefit member-journalists of the press club in northeast India to fight against Hepatitis B and C .