Lok Sabha Question No. 1010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Viral Hepatitis
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1010 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## VIRAL HEPATITIS

## 1010. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that viral hepatitis is becoming a major public health problem  inthe  country,  if  so,  the de ails  thereof  along  with  the  reasons  causing  liver i nflammation to nearly 1.5 crore peoplein the country;
- (b) the details of the severely affected areas, State/ UT - wise;
- (c) the manner in which the Government proposes/ plans to eliminate hepatitis by 2030;
- (d) whether th e Government proposes to set up detection/testing centres in States/UTs; and
- (e) if so, the details ther eof, State/UT - wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes. G overnment is aware that viral hepatitis is becoming a public health proble the country. The details and reasons for liver inflammation is not available with the N .
- (b): There  is  paucity  of  nationally  representative  data  on  viral  hepatitis  cur y. Therefore the details of severly affected areas, state/UT - wise is not available with NVHCP .
- (c): National Viral Hepatitis Control has been recently launched in July 2018 under National  Health  Mission  across  the  country  in  all  states/UTs  with  the  ai m  to  eliminate hepatitis and reduce morbidity and mortality attributed to viral hepatitis. The key strategies adopted under the National Viral Hepatitis Control Program include preventive, promo and  curative  interventions  with  the  focus  on  awareness  ge neration,  increasing  access, promoting diagnosis and providing treatment for viral hepatitis. The program is pro free drugs and diagnostics for viral hepatitis with focus on hepatitis B and hepatiti (in need).

## (d): Yes.

|   S.No. | State          | Reply                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Tertiary Care govt. hospital in Guntur, Tirupathi and Laboratories of the district hospitals of the following strengthened for testing of viral hepatitis: 1. Tekkal, Srikakulam 2. Vizianagaram, Vizianagar am 3. Anakapalli, Visakhapatnam 4. Rajahmundry,East Godavari 5. Eluru, West Godavari 6. Machilipatnam, Krishna 7. Tenalli , Guntur 8. Markapuram, Prakasam 9. Atmakur, Nellore 10.Madanapalli, Chittoor 11.Proddutur, Kadapa 12.Hindupur, Anantapuram 13.Nandyal, Kurnool |
|       2 | Telangana      | 1.Institute of Preventive Medicine, Hyderabad 2. Laboratories of the district hospitals of the following being strengthened for testing of viral hepatitis: 1. Hyderabad, 2. rangareddy. 3. Medak, 4. Nizamabad, 5. Nalgonda, 6. Adilabad, 7. Karimnagar, 8. warangal, 9. mahabubnagar 10. khammam.                                                                                                                                                                                    |