Andy and HBV - Chinese movie star

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Andy and HBV
Filed under: China Health Human rights— Juliette Li @ 5:00 pm

For many HBV carriers in China, August 30 was a big day. One of the most
respected and famous Chinese movie stars, Andy Lau accepted the invitation
of CFHPC (China Foundation of Hepatitis Prevention and Cure) and promised to
promote a better understanding of hepatitis B in the country. Andy Lau not
only produced a song to support the activity in his new CD, but also
impressed the public by confessing to being a Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
carrier himself. Many Chinese believe that this will be a milestone for
fighting discrimination against HBV carriers in the country. Read the news
report here (in Chinese  http://www.bjt.net.cn/news.asp?newsid=168322).
There are currently about 120 million people in China who have contracted
with Hepatitis B (about 10% of the whole population). HBV carriers in China
are actively discriminated against especially by companies and employers.
CSR Asia has reported on this several times in past weekly issues.

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华仔：我是乙肝携带者

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刘德华现场做出宣传照中保护肝脏健康的姿势。本报记者 蒲东峰 摄

 

    本报讯 （记者曾家新）“其实我从小就是乙肝病菌携带者，这是我第一次在公开场合向大家透露这个秘密。”昨天，在2006年肝炎防治宣传教育活动的启动仪式上，乙肝防治宣传大使刘德华的一番话，引来全场一片哗然。他坦言，这正是自己出任这个大使的原因之一。刚刚发行的新专辑《声音》中那首《心肝宝贝》正是为本次活动创作的。
    本次活动由中国肝炎防治基金会发起。为提高公众对乙肝的关注，主办方特邀田壮壮执导、刘德华主演一部防治肝炎的公益宣传短片。在昨天的活动上，刘德华表示，自己上午专程去北京友谊医院看望了乙肝病患者。“大家也许不知道，我本人也是个乙肝病菌携带者，但现在我每三个月检查一次身体，正确按照肝炎的防治手段去做，一切还很健康。”看到现场有些人不相信，刘德华说道：“我小时候就检查出两种疾病，一个是遗传性高胆固醇，另一个就是乙肝。一直有个家庭医生在照顾我。”他跟大家开玩笑说：“你们怎么离我那么远了？乙肝是不会通过空气传染的。”
    为宣传防治肝炎，刘德华填词创作了新歌《心肝宝贝》。昨天恰逢傅彪去世一周年。“我知道傅老师是被肝病夺去生命的，本来自己也想通过文字或镜头表达我的哀思，但又觉得这太悲情了，因为真正的怀念是放在心底的。今天我做的这些事情，也是对他的一种悼念方式。”
    从9月开始，刘德华主演的这部乙肝防治公益宣传片将在全国电视台、电台同时发布，歌曲《心肝宝贝》的音乐录影带也会登陆户外传媒。刘德华承诺为肝炎基金会到各地宣传，筹募更多基金。

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