Nearly 500,000 Chinese die of hepatitis B annually
9/4/2007 15:53
China has become the country with the world's largest population of
hepatitis B patients, said an official with the country's Hepatitis Prevention
Foundation yesterday.
Wang Zhao, head of the foundation, said that nearly
500,000 Chinese are killed every year by liver damage and hepatocirrhosis
triggered by chronical hepatitis B.
He pointed out that about 120 million
Chinese have positive reaction for hepatitis, which has become a severe public
health problem in the country.
His foundation and Novartis pharmaceutical
company are working together in pushing forward education project on hepatitis
prevention, including 120 lectures covering major cities.
Xinhua
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