China aims to control hepatitis within 10-15 yrs

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China aims to control hepatitis within 10-15 yrs
www.chinanews.cn 2006-10-25 16:47:38

Chinanews, Beijing, Oct. 25 - A Chinese official recently said that with
great efforts devoted to scientific research, Chinese scientists aim to
control the spread of viral hepatitis and effectively treat the disease over
the next 10-15 years.

The statement was made by Wang Hongguang, Director of the China
Biotechnology Development Center in an interview in Beijing. Under this
general plan, Wang further outlined three detailed goals for effectively
controlling the disease.

First, scientists will try to keep the number of newly contracted patients
under 300,000 every year. Most newborn babies will not contract viral
hepatitis, and the spread of the disease will be effectively curbed.

Second, scientists will make great achievement in vaccination research,
medicine production and clinical trials related with viral hepatitis. The
occurrence of the disease will be reduced substantially and the cure rate
will be greatly improved.

Third, Chinese scientists will make great achievement in related scientific
research and cultivate an excellent medical team, who will make their
contributions to curb the spread of viral hepatitis.

In order to reach these goals, Wang said that Chinese scientists would
conduct scientific research in a comprehensive way in order to control the
disease in every of its developmental stage.

At present, China has 130 million hepatitis B virus carriers, accounting for
10% of the country’s total population. About 39 million people suffer from
hepatitis B, which has caused a negative social and economic impact to the
country.

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