Abahanga mu buzima baburiye abantu ko zimwe mu ndwara z’umwijima iyo zitavuwe neza, zitera ibibazo birimo indwara y’urushwima na cancer z’umwijima, basabwe kwisuzumisha kugira ngo bamenye uko ubuzima bwabo buhagaze.
Umuyobozi w’umuryango ROFAH w’abarwaye Hepatite ndetse n’abafite ababo bayirwaye, Dr. Mukabatsinda Constance agaragaza ko mu bihe byo hambere bitari byoroshye kwivuza izi ndwara.
Yagize ati “Muri 2007 kugeza 2009 kuvura umuntu hepatite byatwaraga miliyoni 12, ufite ubwishingizi we yishyuraga miliyoni 2, kuba uyu munsi abantu bavurwa ku buntu ni igitangaza, hari abantu batinya akato ugasanga batajya kwipimisha cyangwa se bamara kwipimisha bakicecekera kugira ngo hatagira ubimenya, abo bakeneye gukangurirwa kwivuza kugira ngo batazaba abanduza abandi, imbaraga zose zashyizwe muri izi gahunda zigapfa ubusa.”
Abahanga mu buzima bavuga ko n’ubwo hari ubwoko 5 bwa Hepatite, ni ukuvuga A kugera kuri E, Hepatite B na C arizo zishyirwamo imbaraga cyane bitewe n’uko iyo zitavuwe neza zitera ibibazo birimo indwara y’urushwima na cancer z’umwijima.
Minisiteri y’Ubuzima ivuga ko gahunda y’igihugu yo kurandura indwara z’umwijima yashyizweho mu mwaka wa 2018 yatumye abantu hafi miliyoni 7 bapimwa indwara ya Hepatite C, muri bo abantu hafi ibihumbi 60 barayivuwe barakira.
Abagera kuri miliyoni 4 bo bapimwe Hepatite B, muri abo abagera ku bihumbi 7 bashyizwe ku miti bafata ubuzima bwabo bwose.
Abarenga miliyoni 7 barimo abana n’abantu bakuru nibo bamaze guhabwa urukingo rwa Hepatite B.
Minisitiri w’Ubuzima, Dr. Daniel Ngamije avuga intambwe yatewe mu kurwanya indwara z’umwijima itagomba gusubira inyuma.
Ati “Umuryango wa World Health Organization (WHO) uduhamagarira kugera ku ntego zikurikira, icya mbere ni ukugabanya ubwandu bushya bwa hepatite ku kigero cya 90%, icya kabiri ni ukugabanya impfu ziturutse kuri hepatite harimo iziterwa n’urushwima na cancer ku kigero cya 65%. Icya 3 ni ugukora ku buryo 90% by’ abafite hepatite B na C bapimwa,icya 4 ari nacyo cya nyuma ni ugukora ku buryo 80% by’abakeneye ubuvuzi babona ubuvuzi bukwiye bakeneye.”
Minisiteri y’ubuzima kandi, ivuga ko kuri ubu mu Rwanda hari uburyo bwihuse bwo gupima indwara za Hepatite, ku buryo igisubizo kigaragara mu minota 20. OMS ivuga ko buri mwaka ku isi, Hepatite B na C zica abantu barenga miliyoni 1 n’ibihumbi 100 ni ukuvuga umuntu 1 buri masegonda 30 naho abarenga miliyoni 3 bandura izo ndwara buri mwaka.
