Jakarta, 6 April 2023 World Hepatitis Day which is celebrated every July 28 has a theme for 2 consecutive years regarding bringing Hepatitis service access closer because Hepatitis cannot wait. Indonesia itself adopted this theme and in 2022 the Government launched the theme “Towards a Generation Free of Hepatitis”. This theme highlights the injustices caused…
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From the records of Peduli Hati Bangsa, delays in the procurement of Direct Acting Antiviral (DAA) drugs to treat Hepatitis C have occurred several times: And currently the Daclatasvir stock out occurs from the end of March to August 2023. For patients who have already started, it is certainly not easy because generic drugs are…
By: Caroline Thomas, Peduli Hati Bangsa, March 3rd, 2023 What does HIV prevention mean by Pre-exposure Prophylaxis? Prophylaxis has the definition of preventing infection with drugs. Exposure is an event that creates a risk of transmission. So pre-exposure prophylaxis means the use of drugs to prevent infection before engaging in risky activities. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or…
During 2020 and 2021, a novel coronavirus morphed from a local outbreak into a pandemic, reaching 30 countries in its first months after becoming locally established and leading to the death of 23 million people by September 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic and the response, including travel restrictions, population lockdowns, and other disruptions, caused median global…