English Overview
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a worldwide public health problem with an estimated prevalence of 468 million cases and prevalence of liver cancer due to HBV of 599 thousand and a prevalence of cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases due to HBV of 12 million.
With a Saudi population estimate of about 20 million, this proportion would give an estimated 260 thousand HBV cases in the country. Of those patients, only 14% have been diagnosed in the past 10 years and only 2% were on treatment.
This Activity for
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Physician
- Pharmacy
Main Them
Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorization of the medicinal product is important. It allows continued monitoring of the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product. Healthcare professionals and patients are asked to report any suspected adverse reactions via the national reporting schemes as applicable available on https://www.sfda.gov.sa/npc
Adverse reactions may also be reported directly to the manufacturer of the suspected product....
Additional items to the activity
| Optional Details | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|
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HBV treatment and care Certificate
Accreditation |
Certificate | Free |
