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Government of South Sulawesi Need Hepatitis Price Reduction

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TEMPO Interactive, Makassar, South Sulawesi Government is expected to help keep the price of hepatitis B vaccine can be cheaper. This was revealed by the Chairman of Indonesian Heart Research Association (PPHI), Gastroenterology Association of Indonesia (PGI), the Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Indonesia (PEGI) Makassar branch, Professor Muhammad Akil.

"Minister of Health, all local government proposes to reduce rates of hepatitis C. I think this needs to be a provincial government steps to prevent and be aware of hepatitis," said Akil sidelines About Disease Hepatitis Symposium, being held in Wisma Kalla said this afternoon.

According to Akil, attention and vigilance will be necessary to increase hepatitis. Where Indonesia is included in the category of countries with the highest number of hepatitis patients. Ie, 7 percent of the approximately 2 billion people are infected with hepatitis world. While in South Sulawesi alone, the percentage of patients with hepatitis approximately seven percent of patients with hepatitis world.

Today, the Governor of South Sulawesi, Syahrul Yasin Limpo declaration formalizing and Watchful Care for Hepatitis Viruses in Connection with World Hepatitis Day 2010. This event coupled with the symposium and the examinations free of hepatitis.

Syahrul said the disease should be aware of hepatitis due to medical examination fees are very expensive. "So great medical and economic consequences that can be caused," he said.

The Government has been providing free hepatitis A vaccine to every infant. However, hepatitis B to be things that need to be watched, because it can be merambak hepatitis C to liver cancer. Currently the price of hepatitis B vaccine that is USD 80-90 thousand. Akil says is expected to be reduced to USD 50-60 thousand.


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