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WORLD GASTROENTEROLOGY NEWS SEPTEMBER 2019
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World Hepatitis Day in
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ubal Dhus, MD
Secretary, Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Tamil Nadu Chapter
Sr. Consultant, Apollo Hospital Chennai
India
On the occasion of World Hepatitis
Day 2019 the Indian Society
of Gastroenterology, Tamil Nadu
chapter, conducted multiple activities
in Chennai, India.
24-Hour Liver Hotline and Free
Liver Camp
GEM Hospital, a large gastroenterology,
laparoscopic and robotic surgery
facility in Chennai, celebrated World
Hepatitis Day from 22 – 29 July
2019. On the 22nd they inaugurated
a 24-Hour “Liver Hotline.” Dr. P.
Senthilnathan, Director of GEM
Hospital, stated, “This 24 Hour Liver
Helpline is the first of its kind initiative
by our hospital. This helpline is
useful in creating awareness and to
counsel patients with liver problems.
People can either drop in or even
call our Help Desk for any kind of
emergency situations.”
Additionally, specialists from the
GEM Hospital provided free consul-
tations for liver problems through a
Free Liver Care Camp.
Free Blood Screening Camps
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in
Porur conducted a free camp from 29
- 30 July to screen for viral hepatitis
B and C. Fasting blood sugar tests
and liver elastographies were done free
of cost. Hepatitis B and C usually
manifest as chronic hepatitis, with
increased risk of progression to end
stage liver cirrhosis and liver cancer,
especially in those with fatty liver,
long standing diabetes and a history
of alcohol consumption. The screening
camp was arranged by the Department
of Hepatology on the occasion
of World Hepatitis Day.
The Department of Digestive
Health and Disease at the Government
Peripheral Hospital in Annanagar,
Chennai, is headed by Dr.
Arvind with a team consisting of Dr.
Ramkumar, Dr. Kavitha, Dr. Balamurali
and Dr. Vaishnavi Priya. In
conjunction with WHD this center
conducted a mass screening camp
for both hepatitis B & C to increase
the awareness and also to identify
the infected peoples in early stage to
help them to live their quality of life.
Around 1200 people took part in this
camp from 27 – 29 July.
The Government Rayapettah
Medical College is one of the largest
teaching institutes and tertiary care
Drs. Murugan and Vijayalakshmi at the WHD
event
Dr. Murugan addresses the Indian Medical
Society
Poster for Annanagar Screening Camp
Dr. Ubal Dhus addresses the ISG meeting
Posters for the Coimbatore Medical College
and Hospital CME sessions