The Primary Healthcare Commission (PHC Commission) under the Health Bureau announced that the Hepatitis B Co-care Scheme will be launched on February 7 to identify people with chronic hepatitis B in the community at an early stage and provide long-term follow-up services, with a view to reducing their risk of having cirrhosis, liver cancer and other serious complications.
Pre-registraion form: https://tmdhc-it.net/eform/public/form/100018
Eligibility:
♦ Hong Kong residents* born in or before 1988 (that is the year of the introduction of universal childhood hepatitis B immunisation programme); and
♦ Whose family members (including parents, siblings and offspring) or sexual partners have chronic hepatitis B; and
♦ No known medical history of chronic hepatitis B nor related symptoms; and
♦ Have not received a complete course of hepatitis B vaccination
Further information on the "Hepatitis B Co-Care Programme" is available at https://www.primaryhealthcare.gov.hk/cdcc/en/
Press Release:https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202601/26/P2026012600288.htm?fontSize=1
