China News Service, Beijing, April 1st (Reporter Zhang Su) April is beautiful, but for some people who are allergic to pollen, the blossoming of a tree and a tree is really not a "beautiful thing".
Professor Zhang Luo, the dean of Beijing Tongren Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University and a well-known rhinology expert in China, said at an event recently that there are 240 million people with allergic rhinitis in China, and clinical challenges are facing severe challenges.
"Preventive treatment before the high incidence of pollen in spring every year is of positive significance to improve patients' allergic symptoms and quality of life." Zhang Luo said, at the same time, we should strengthen the education of doctors in relevant departments, improve the level of diagnosis and treatment, and help patients establish scientific concepts of prevention and treatment.
Professor Cheng Lei, director of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Director of the Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, and appointed chairman of the Allergy Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, also said at the same event that patient education should be strengthened to help patients establish a scientific view of prevention and treatment.
Take allergic rhinitis as an example.
Cheng Lei said that while avoiding allergens and standardizing treatment, patients can take preventive treatment and medication under the guidance of doctors, such as glucocorticoid nasal sprays and oral antihistamines, which can effectively prevent and control allergic symptoms. .
Medical experts believe that allergic diseases are one of the public health challenges that have plagued public health for a long time, and the recognition, prevention and control of the causes of diseases are the key to coping with diseases.
To this end, initiated by the China Red Cross Foundation and supported by Shanghai Johnson Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and Xi'an Janssen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., in 2021, the China Allergy Care Action of "Knowledgeable Travel and Enjoy Life" was announced.
Guo Changjiang, chairman of the Chinese Red Cross Foundation, said that the Red Foundation will exert its influence in public welfare and work with experts and scholars in related fields, community health workers, and caring companies to raise the health awareness of the public and patients, and put care into action.
It is reported that this year's action will be implemented in the first two "allergy care centers" across the country, and work with medical workers to carry out popular science activities to increase public awareness of allergic diseases.
They also plan to carry out training, public consultation and patient education activities for doctors in relevant departments and basic-level general practitioners in provinces with a high incidence of allergic diseases.
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