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Blackburn and Darwen workshops to highlight Hepatitis C
11:23am Wednesday 9th July 2008
By Camilla Sutcliffe »
BLACKBURN and Darwen’s ethnic minority communities have come together to learn more about Hepatitis C and drugs services.
Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust hosted four multi-lingual workshops to increase understanding of the disease and causes of infection.
Rebecca Demaine, strategic manager of the PCT’s provider services unit, said: “It has been recognised that black and minority ethnic communities are under-represented in terms of accessing drug-related services.
“Hepatitis C, if undetected, can cause serious liver damage.
The most common cause of infection is contact with bodily fluids, most commonly blood.
“Transfer of infection can take place through injecting drugs, having tattoos in unclean conditions and via needle stick injuries.”
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