## Outline of Basic Guidelines on Hepatitis Measures (formulated on May 16, 2011)

## 1 The basic direction to take in promoting the prevention of hepatitis and hepatitis-related medical care

○ Promoting measures in cooperation between the relevant parties, including hepatitis patients themselves, is important.

○ Developing a system for and promotion of receiving hepatitis virus examinations is necessary.

☐ Promoting the development of a liver disease treatment cooperation system according to regional characteristics is necessary.

☐ Making efforts via financial support for anti-virus treatment and evaluating the results is necessary.

☐ Promoting comprehensive research, including hepatitis-related medical care, is necessary.

☐ Disseminating/enlightening appropriate knowledge on hepatitis is necessary.

## 2 Matters concerning measures to take in preventing hepatitis

○ Disseminating appropriate knowledge in thereby preventing new infections and discussing ideal hepatitis B vaccinations is necessary.

## 3 Matters concerning improvement of a system to use implementing hepatitis examinations and their capabilities

○ Disseminating that everyone should have at least one hepatitis virus examination, developing a system that enables those who wish to have one to do so, and verifying their effectiveness is necessary.

## 4 Matters concerning securing of a system to use providing hepatitis-related medical care

○ Developing a system that enables all hepatitis patients to receive continued appropriate hepatitis-related medical care and encouraging people to have an examination is necessary.

## 5 Matters concerning development of human resources for the prevention of hepatitis and hepatitis-related medical care

○ Developing human resources that have knowledge on preventing hepatitis infections and those that can then lead them to the appropriate hepatitis-related medical care after an infection has been discovered is necessary.

## 6 Matters concerning surveys and research on hepatitis

○ Providing consultation support and information for hepatitis patients and their families, etc. is necessary.

○ Evaluating and verifying research achievements and conducting research that will be the basis for comprehensively promoting hepatitis measures is necessary.

## 7 Matters concerning promotion of research and development of medicine to use hepatitis-related medical care

○ Facilitating research and development of drugs, including those for hepatitis-related medical care, etc., promoting clinical trials and clinical research, and prompter evaluations, etc. is necessary

## 8 Matters concerning public awareness and dissemination of information concerning hepatitis and matters concerning respect for the human rights of hepatitis patients, etc

○ Dissemination/enlightenment on encouraging people to receive hepatitis virus examination consultations, preventing new infections, and preventing unjust discrimination against hepatitis patients, etc. is necessary.

## 9 Other important matters concerning the promotion of hepatitis measures

o Enhanced support for hepatitis patients and their families, etc. is necessary.

o Provision of further support for hepatic cirrhosis and liver cancer patients.

o Establishment of a system for hepatitis measures to be taken according to the actual situation of the pertinent region is expected.

o The effort to appropriately respond using the appropriate knowledge in thereby enabling all people to be aware of their own hepatitis infection status and preventing unfair discrimination against hepatitis patients, etc.

o Regularly examining and evaluating the efforts of the respective implementing bodies in the future and reviewing the guidelines, if necessary. In addition, regularly reporting the status of efforts made to the Council for Promotion of Measures against Hepatitis.