Vietnam is among the regions with the highest rates of hepatitis virus infection in the world.

Viral hepatitis is considered a silent killer with nearly 10 million Vietnamese people infected with this virus.

On July 28, the Vietnam Hepatobiliary Association, the Vietnam Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Association, the Ho Chi Minh City Hepatobiliary Association and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital jointly organized an annual conference to celebrate World Hepatitis Day and the 30th anniversary of the tradition of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital.

According to experts, the two main causes of liver cancer in Vietnam are the high rate of viral hepatitis and high alcohol consumption. This is a huge challenge for the healthcare and hepatobiliary sector of our country. Over the years, the Vietnam Liver and Biliary Association and the Vietnam Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Association have coordinated with many units to organize meaningful and practical activities, helping to raise awareness of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases caused by viral hepatitis and liver cancer in order to improve the health care for the people.

Major General, Professor, Doctor, Doctor Le Trung Hai, President of the Vietnam Liver and Bile Association, said that the conference had 11 scientific sessions with 65 unique, rich and attractive reports on internal medicine, surgery, resuscitation, organ transplantation, diagnostic imaging and minimally invasive intervention along with digital transformation and artificial intelligence... from nearly 30 large medical centers and units and many international professors and experts. This is a prestigious and quality forum, helping doctors update new advances in hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer in our country, learn and share good experiences to join hands in cooperation to support better multimodal treatment in disease prevention and treatment.

Dr. Nguyen Tri Thuc, Deputy Minister of Health, recognized the importance of scientific sessions and proposed updating and supplementing nutritional content for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer; strengthening communication, coordinating with the Ministry of Health to organize large, national programs to convey and raise awareness of people and the community about liver diseases. The Deputy Minister of Health hopes that scientists and medical experts in the association need to shape treatment and provide guidelines and treatment regimens for the whole country with the support and companionship of the Ministry of Health.

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