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關注香港的缺鐵性貧血問題

缺鐵性貧血在香港以至世界各地均甚為普遍。根據香港紅十字會輸血服務中心(輸血服務中心)的報告顯示，約22%的捐血者中佔60%由於過低的血紅素而需要暫緩捐血，而血紅素低的主要原因便是缺鐵。輸血服務中心另一份對新捐血者的研究亦顯示30%的女性捐血者縱使血紅素指數達標準的11.5g/dl，她們血液中的鐵存量仍處極低水平。

雖然缺鐵性貧血未必會引起嚴重或長期的併發症，但缺鐵性貧血者會持續出現疲倦乏力、工作效率、活躍程度和集中力均下降等徵狀，同時有機會因為免疫系統受影響而容易生病和受到感染。香港市民普遍對缺鐵性貧血的認知度不高，其實有治療方法和透過飲食調節可以有效改善有關情況。

基於對香港市民貧血問題的關注，香港醫學會(醫學會)、醫院管理局(醫管局)、香港紅十字會輸血服務中心(輸血服務中心)及香港血液科學會(血液科學會)於今年四月成立「香港貧血管理專責委員會」，合力向公眾推廣缺鐵性貧血和貧血管理的健康資訊。

委員會於昨天(七月二十二日)下年假醫院管理局大樓聯合舉辦「實用貧血管理座談會」，作為首個推廣項目。座談會為社區醫生提供有關貧血管理的最新醫學資訊，希望透過他們在日常診症中向更多市民傳遞缺鐵性貧血和貧血管理的重要健康訊息，從而改善整體人口的貧血問題。

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編輯備忘：

香港醫學會成立於一九二零年，旨在聯繫政府、各公立醫療機構、大學及私人執業的醫務工作者，交流意見，團結一心。醫學會致力將最新的醫療資訊及醫務發展傳遞與會員，提倡會員遵行專業操守，進而服務社會，維護民康。

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23 July 2018

Concerns over Iron Deficiency Anaemia in Hong Kong

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is common in Hong Kong and worldwide.  The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) has reported that 22% of the prospective blood donors were deferred for blood donation with 60% of them having low pre-donation haemoglobin.  The main cause of the low haemoglobin was due to iron deficiency.  Another BTS report on new donors also found that 30% of female donors had low to depleted iron store despite having a haemoglobin of 11.5g/dl.

Although iron deficiency anaemia might not cause severe or long-term complications, people with IDA can consistently suffer from tiredness and weak, and low levels in work efficiency, activeness and concentration.  IDA can also affect the sufferers’ immune systems, causing them more vulnerable of sicknesses and infections. While the IDA conditions could be improved through effective treatments and diet regulation, public awareness of such is still low in our society.    

To address the issue of anaemia, the “Task Force on Management of Anaemia in Hong Kong” was set up by The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA), the Hospital Authority (HA), the Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) and the Hong Kong Society of Haematology (HKSH) in April this year. 

The Task Force, with an aim to educate the public iron deficiency anaemia and better management of anaemia, co-organized the “Symposium on the Practical Management of Anaemia” in the Hospital Authority Building on yesterday afternoon (22 July), providing community doctors with the updated medical knowledge on anaemia management.  Through further training to doctors important health messages of iron deficiency anaemia and better management of anaemia could be disseminated to the general public through medical doctors’ daily practices, which will hopefully be instrumental in reducing anaemia in Hong Kong.

Notes to editors:

The Hong Kong Medical Association, founded in 1920, aims to bring together Hong Kong's government, institutional, university and private medical practitioners for an effective exchange of views and co-ordination of efforts.  The foremost objective of the Association is to safeguard and promote public health.  The Association speaks collectively for its members and aims to keep its members abreast of medical ethics, issues and advances around the world.  In fulfilling these goals, the association hopes to better serve the people of Hong Kong.