The Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Health Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath has revealed that Pakistan has come to the forefront of the spread of hepatitis C.
According to vopbuzz, in his statement, Dr Mukhtar Ahmed Bharath said that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif launched a commendable move in two districts of Gilgit -Baltistan under the program of Hepatitis C elimination by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to stop the spread of hepatitis C as soon as possible. Has been done, a pilot project has been launched in two districts of Gilgit -Baltistan under the program.
Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Bharat said that with the help of Aga Khan Development Network, two places in Gilgit -Baltistan have launched a pilot phase in MC Chalas Diamer and UC Merkanja Shigar, under which access to population screening and treatment facilities to people. Free being provided.
The Prime Minister’s Coordinator said that after learning from this pilot program, the central program will be started this year in all the districts of Islamabad, Gilgit -Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir and all other provinces.
He said that Hepatitis C is a major healthcare disease in Pakistan and Pakistan is now ranked first with the highest spread of hepatitis in the world.
According to Dr. Mukhtar, a program of elimination of 68 billion hepatitis C in partnership with all four provinces has been launched, the Ministry of Health has devised an integrated strategy to ensure the elimination of hepatitis, which aims to spread the widespread spread of hepatitis C in Pakistan. To prevent.
He said that hepatitis C can be treated with only 3 months of treatment, further in the screening, timely detection of the hepatitis C patient is a major challenge and it is necessary. Can be avoided.