Kaohsiung Hepatitis Test Gift Voucher Campaign has started and citizens are eager to check | JNEWS

[Media Today/reported by reporter Li Zudong]The Health Bureau of Kaohsiung City Government is concerned about the health of people’s livers. This year, it specially held the “Dragon Joy for You – Healthy Liver and Heart” Hepatitis B and C screening gift coupon event, starting from January 1 this year. From August 31st to August 31st, all residents of Kaohsiung City aged 45 to 79 who have never been screened for hepatitis B or C and who have completed the screening during the event period, 200 lucky people will be selected and receive a 300 yuan gift certificate. ; If a person tests positive for hepatitis C virus and uses hepatitis C oral medication according to the doctor’s instructions during the event period, 100 lucky people will be drawn and receive a 500 yuan product gift certificate. Citizens and friends are welcome to work together to protect the health and peace of mind of our loved ones. Not only can you get healthy, but you can also get gift certificates.

“Liver cancer” is the second among the top ten causes of cancer death in the country. Hepatitis is one of the causes of death from chronic liver disease and liver cancer. Liver problems can be detected early with a simple blood test. If viral hepatitis infection is not treated, there are May be complicated by liver cancer. If you have already done a hepatitis screening test and tested positive for hepatitis C and have the virus, don’t be nervous. Hepatitis C can be treated with new oral drugs. The course of treatment is short and the cure rate is as high as 98%. The national health insurance will pay about 200,000 yuan for new hepatitis C drugs. In order to stay away from it Liver disease is a threat. Come for screening as soon as possible and cooperate with the doctor for treatment so that you can feel at ease.

The Health Bureau calls for “early detection and early treatment of hepatitis”, making good use of the preventive health services provided by the government, and receiving free hepatitis B and C screening once in a lifetime to protect the health of the liver. As long as you bring your health insurance card, you can go to the city’s adult preventive health care center to make an appointment for hepatitis B and C screening. No fasting is required and you can drink water. If you are doing the test together with the adult preventive health care service, you must not drink alcohol after 12:00 midnight on the previous day. Eat for 8 hours. Information on relevant activities can be found on the official website of the Health Bureau (https://gov.tw/83H). If you have any questions, please call the Health Bureau consultation hotline 07-7134000 extension 5123.