From July 1 of this year, the number of annual screening examinations of the population of the republic will be increased to 1 million, the number of examinations by polymer chain reaction (PCR) - up to 15 thousand, and the treatment of patients infected with viral hepatitis "C" - up to 10 500.
In order to prevent infection with hepatitis B infection of persons at high risk of infection, including medical workers working with blood and its components, vaccination has begun.
During 2022-2023, vaccination against hepatitis B virus infection is planned to fully cover about 120 thousand medical workers.