This document summarizes a journal club discussion on strategies for controlling Helicobacter pylori infection. It notes that H. pylori infects over 50% of the world's population and causes various gastrointestinal diseases. A family-based approach to screening and treating H. pylori infection could help block its transmission within families and reduce the infection rate and related diseases more effectively than individual-based testing and treatment. The discussion concludes that a family-focused prevention and eradication strategy would help stop intra-familial spread of H. pylori.

1. Kurdistan Board GEH/GIT Surgery J Club 2022
Supervised by Professor Dr. Mohamed Alshekhani.

2. Introduction:
 H pylori has infected 50% of the world population &a major health threat.
 It has heavy economi/ healthcare burden for the country due mostly to the
high inf rate & healthcare costs from related GI& extra-GI diseases.
 A portion of infected people will develop various degrees of GI diseases, as
dyspepsia (5%–10%), chronic gastritis (90%), peptic ulcers (15%–20%)
&gastric malignancies (1%)&closely associated with many extra-GI
diseases, as IDA, ITP, AI&CVD/CVD, etc.
 Eradication of H.pylori is recommended to reduce the inf& related dis.
 H. pylori inf is largely a family-based disease&its detrimental effects on
family-based H. pylori inf transmission is increasingly recognized.
 Traditionally, the‘test-treat’& ‘screen-treat’ strategies are available.
 Population-wide screening & eradication of H. pylori to prevent GC in
highly infected areas have recently been proposed by several consensus.
 ‘Family-based H. pylori inf control & management’ block its intrafamilial
transmission,effective, practical& promising strategy to reduce H. ylori
infection &prevent related diseases.

10. Conclusion:
 H. pylori is transmissible from person to person& among family members.
 A family-based H. pylori prevention& eradication strategy would be a
suitable approach to prevent its intra-familial transmission& related
diseases.
 The notion & practice would be beneficial for all highly infected areas.