Most people get infected through blood transfusion in Azerbaijan

She said over thousands of the association members are infected with B and C hepatitis, which in turn cause cirrhosis. The association accounts for almost 500 hemophilia patients.

The main source of infection is non-observance of sterility and requirements during blood transfusion. Along with blood security bank, it is necessary to create a donor database, she considers.

Medicines for the aforementioned diseases are too expensive and self-treatment costs at least $10,000-150,000. Therefore, the government should undertake treatment of such diseases, considers Gulnara Huseynova.

As for the state of blood transfusion stations, she noted that they do not meet necessary standards.

According to Huseynova, upon completion of the work at the document, regarding blood transfusion, it will be send for consideration in the parliament and Ministry of Health. "It is an important issue. Even if the country fulfills the commitments, but does not ensure the blood security, it will never be admitted to the European Union", said she.

Gulnara Huseynova founded the Association of hemophilia patients in 1997 and is engaged with public activity.

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