The China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project was launched in Kuancheng county, Hebei province, on August 22, 2020. A total of 112 people attended the event, including chairman Wei Lai and director Li Mingyang from China Liver Health, Su Yanhua (deputy head of Kuancheng county government), Zhang Yongli (director of local health commission), party secretary Wang Yunzhong and director Li Wenze from Kuancheng County Hospital, as well as directors and medical workers from 18 local township medical institutions. Kuancheng County Hospital was granted as the diagnosis and treatment base of China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project, and six primary-level medical institutions were granted as prevention and treatment workstation of the project. The event was co-sponsored by China Liver Health and Kuancheng County Hospital, and supported by Gilead Sciences. Wang Yunzhong, party secretary of Kuancheng County Hospital, presided over the event.
Su Yanhua, deputy head of Kuancheng county, delivered a speech on behalf of local government and extended welcome to the project. Hepatitis C is a serious hazard to human health and can progress to liver cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer and other diseases, causing a heavy burden of disease. She said that the project would help integrate national leading experts and local medical resources, effectively promote hepatitis C testing and standardized treatment, prevent people from illness-led poverty and contribute to building a moderately well-off society in an all-round way. China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project is a national public welfare project co-supervised by Bureau of Disease Prevention and Control under National Health Commission, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization. Wei Lai, director of China Liver Health, introduced that it would unite medical staff at all levels nationwide and facilitate the realization of the goal of eliminating hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030.
Chairman Wei Lai and deputy county head Su Yanhua granted party secretary Wang Yunzhong and director Li Wenze of Kuancheng County Hospital as members of the national expert committee for liver health promotion.
Awarding ceremony for prevention and treatment workstation of China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project
Awarding the appointment letters of hepatitis C elimination guardian of China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project Professor Wei Lai interpreted the new version of hepatitis C prevention and treatment guideline to the participants. Director Li Mingyang introduced the arrangements of China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project. Xu Chengjun, director of liver disease department of Kuancheng County Hospital, introduced local progress in hepatitis C elimination. At the event site, chairman Wei Lai and deputy county head Su Yanhua jointly granted party secretary Wang Yunzhong and director Li Wenze of Kuancheng County Hospital as members of the national expert committee for liver Health promotion. Six primary-level medical institutions, including Kuancheng Township Hospital, Tangdaohe Township Hospital, Huajian Township Health Center, Huapi Township Health Center, Tashan Township Health Center and Dashizhuzi Township Health Center, were granted as prevention and treatment workstation of the project. Leaders of those institutions, i.e. Sun Zhonghua, Wang Qingtao, Zhao Guicai, Zhang Zongjun, Han Haibin and He Jijie, were awarded the title of hepatitis C elimination guardian of China Hepatitis C Elimination Alliance Public Welfare Project. Follow-up screening work will be carried out subsequently. Medlinker and Qfund will provide on-site implementation and technical support respectively. |
关注官方微信 
