As part of the commemorations of World Hepatitis Day yesterday Monday 28 July 2014, the Public Health Ministry announced plans to invest RD$300 million a year for people with hepatitis who seek treatment through the public hospital system.
Program director Sandra Fermin said that the treatment would cover 100% or around 500 patients each year with Hepatitis B and C.
Fermin said that anyone whose socio-economic situation met the requirements should subscribe to the “Liver” Program where they would be monitored by professionals on the Liver Committee.
She said that the program would run in five public hospitals – Cabral y Baez in Santiago, Padre Billini, Moscoso Puello, the Dominican Social Security Institute and Marcelino Velez Santana.
She said that she believed that the new treatments available mean that hepatitis C would soon become a thing of the past. Fermin added that there are now fewer hepatitis cases and that the mortality rate was much lower due to early detection.
http://www.listindiario.com/la-republica/2014/7/28/331436/El-Gobierno-invierte-RD300-MM-en-500-pacientes-con-hepatitis