From October 2021 to February 2022, nine children, all at the Children’s of Alabama hospital, were identified with severe hepatitis of unknown origin. All were previously healthy and the CDC was notified in November. On 31 March 2022, Public Health Scotland (PHS) were notified of five children aged three-to-five-years that were diagnosed with severe hepatitis…
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In light of recent U.S. and European regulatory approvals of a dispersible version of pediatric DTG, amfAR’s TREAT Asia program recommends steps that national HIV programs and advocacy groups can take in order to secure access to this medicine as quickly as possible. Read the brief in full here. Source: https://www.amfar.org/news/treat-asia-calls-for-expanded-access-to-pediatric-dolutegravir/
On August 10, 2022, Yayasan Peduli Hati Bangsa together with Kimia Farma will hold a webinar on Hepatitis. Join this free webinar with the registration link: bit.ly/EmergingHepatitisWebinar Don’t forget to get Hepatitis screening promos and other attractive prizes.
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National Children’s Day 2022
On National Children’s Day, we had the opportunity to participate in a series of screening (23 July 2022) and Hepatitis B vaccine activities (30 July 2022) at the Vincentius Putri Orphanage. This activity was facilitated by Budi Lukmanto Foundation. Of the total 90 children who should have been screened today, 2 were unable to be…
The COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in the first quarter of 2020 had a significant impact on people living with Hepatitis. According to the Ministry of Health, in Indonesia, the coverage of early detection of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in January-April 2020 is generally only half of the same coverage in the 2019 period.…