Emphasis on World Hepatitis Day from Minister of Health Memişoğlu: “Vaccination is the Most Important Factor”
Ankara, Bilkent City Hospital – Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu, Participated in the awareness event held at Ankara Bilkent City Hospital within the scope of World Hepatitis Day. Minister Memişoğlu, in his speech, 2000at the beginning of the 's 5 While the number of children under the age of 10 suffering from acute hepatitis is over hundreds,, Pointing out that there are not even 5 children today, He emphasized that the vaccine was the most important factor in this success..
Emphasis on Awareness and Social Participation
Minister Memişoğlu, awareness activities for physicians, Addressing the importance for patients and society, He stated that such events increase society's health awareness.. Reminding that the world has been struggling with epidemics and infectious diseases for years, Memişoğlu, son 100 A great success story has been written in the fight against infectious diseases in the past year., 1900While it was the biggest cause of death in the early 's, He stated that today he fell to the bottom ranks.
Memişoğlu, Reiterating that the biggest factor in reducing infectious diseases in Turkey is vaccination., “Hepatitis vaccines were first introduced in 1998, Then, in 2012, it was offered to our children completely free of charge., showed that the most important factor in reducing the disease was vaccination.” he said. Minister, “It is very important for the society to act together with healthcare professionals in the fight against such infectious diseases.. I would especially like to express that we should not withhold vaccines from our children.. Because hepatitis is an insidious disease” warned. hygiene, use of blood and blood products, stated that factors such as injection quality affect the risks of hepatitis transmission.
New Action Plan and Healthy Türkiye Vision in the Fight against Hepatitis
Minister Memişoğlu, Pointing out that today the risks of hepatitis transmission are minimized, “20-30 Hepatitis that became chronic years ago, First of all, it is possible to treat group C and D hepatitis., We all know that it becomes sustainable even if they are carriers in their normal lives.” he said. Memişoğlu, “By vaccination at a young age, If there is chronic hepatitis at a certain age, it should be treated and prevented from spreading to others., Turkey needs to get rid of this disease” he said. Minister, 2018-2024 He heralded that with the new action plan, which is a continuation of the action plan, hepatitis will be completely eliminated and will become a very rare disease in society.. He emphasized that increasing hand washing habits and hygiene will be a great advantage in the fight against.
Minister Memişoğlu stated that Turkey has an exemplary health system for the world., Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “protecting, health system that develops and produces” expressed as “Healthy Türkiye” reminded that his vision has come true. Minister emphasized the importance of protecting health without getting sick., He stated that in order to be a healthy society, citizens must have health awareness and culture.. As the Ministry, we will not just wait for the society to come., He stated that they aim to go to the society and teach them the culture of health and how to protect their health..
Memişoğlu, “You can provide health care, but if your community is still overweight, if he still continues to smoke, if they still have bad habits, If it is still inactive then you cannot be a healthy society. Our goal, Just as we make healthcare an example to the world, We will also strive to be a healthy society” he said.
Minister Memişoğlu, To everyone who contributed to the rarity of hepatitis today., He thanked healthcare professionals and physicians for their contributions.
Information and Patient Experiences within the Scope of the Event
Speaking at the event, Bilkent City Hospital Coordinator Chief Physician Prof.. Dr. Levent Ozturk, Touching on the importance of raising awareness in public health, he drew attention to the hospital's work in this field.. Social media campaigns, He stated that they aim to raise more awareness about hepatitis with digital information boards and awareness-raising content..
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Clinic Administrative and Education Officer Prof.. Dr. "Together Against Hepatitis" by Rahmet Güner: Where We Are in Turkey and the World?Presentation titled ", was followed with interest by the participants. Current status of hepatitis in presentation, Fighting methods and strategies for the future were mentioned.
Moreover, Gülay Duran and Arif Mutluer, patients who were treated with a diagnosis of hepatitis in the hospital, also spoke in the section titled "Living with Hepatitis from the Eyes of Patients", shared their experiences and feelings with the participants.
What do you think about these determined steps and successes of the Ministry of Health in the fight against hepatitis??
