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'Pag-iwas sa liver disease': Mga Filipino sa Australia, hinihikayat na magpa-test laban sa Hepatitis B

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According to Lucy Clynes, around 220,000 people in Australia are living with chronic Hepatitis B, with the majority coming from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities who may not have had access to testing or vaccination in the past. Source: Pexels/ Cristian Rojas

Ayon sa Hepatitis Australia, tinatayang nasa 220,000 ang may chronic Hepatitis B sa bansa, 4 hanggang 5 porsyento sa kabuuang bilang ay mula sa Pilipinas.


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Ayon sa Hepatitis Australia, tinatayang nasa 220,000 ang may chronic Hepatitis B sa bansa, 4 hanggang 5 porsyento sa kabuuang bilang ay mula sa Pilipinas.


Key Points

  • Ang Hepatitis B ang pinakakaraniwang o common virus na umaatake sa liver o atay sa buong mundo.
  • Ayon kay Lucy Clynes CEO ng Hepatitis Australia, tinatayang 220,000 katao sa Australia ang may chronic Hepatitis B at karamihan sa kanila ay mula sa migrant at CALD communities na posibleng walang access noon sa testing at bakuna.
  • Maliban sa Filipino community, mataas din ang bilang ng mga kaso ng Hepatitis B sa Vietnamese at Chinese communities sa Australia.

Ayon sa Hepatitis Australia, halos isa sa bawat tatlong taong may Hepatitis B ay hindi alam na sila ay infected, habang tinatayang 75 porsiyento ng humigit-kumulang 220,000 kaso sa Australia ang hindi sumasailalim sa regular na monitoring at gamutan na mahalaga para maiwasan ang malubhang liver damage at liver cancer.

Simula 2000, bahagi na ng routine immunisation program sa Australia ang pagbabakuna sa mga bagong silang na sanggol laban sa Hepatitis B.

We estimate that around four to five percent of the 220,000 people living with chronic hepatitis B in Australia were born in the Philippines, so we encourage Filipinos to visit their GP and get tested early.
Lucy Clynes, CEO Hepatitis Australia

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