Government claims to have hepatitis B treatment and vaccines

Santo Domingo—The government informed that, through the Ministry of Public Health and the National Health Service (SNS), it provides treatments and vaccines against hepatitis B, especially to pregnant women and newborns, to prevent and eliminate this virus and have a healthier population.

A note expresses that the processes carried out to eliminate the disease and meet the 2030 objectives were presented at a day of awareness and update to obstetricians and gynecologists on compliance with protocols to detect and treat it in pregnant women and newborns, organized by the Ministry of Public Health.

It indicates that it coordinated with the Dominican Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the SNS, with support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

The director of Immunoprevenibles by Vaccines of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Aida Lucia Vargas, highlighted that the Government invests around RD$1,000 million in the acquisition of vaccines, including hepatitis B, as it is one of the main actions to prevent and eradicate this and other viruses.

Meanwhile, the person in charge of Epidemiological Surveillance of Immunopreventable Diseases, Dr. Suhaill Romero, indicated that the Ministry of Health provides medical centers with the Anti-B Immunoglobulin, which must be applied to newborns of mothers with hepatitis B. In this sense, she recommended physicians carry out the application process before the delivery of pregnant women with this virus.

Romero presented to physicians the application process through the 40 Provincial Health Directorates and invited them to report pregnant women with hepatitis B in the (Sinave), for greater control and monitoring of cases.

Authorities insist on vigilance.