Pakistan, WHO Launch National Drive to Eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030

Pakistan, WHO launch national drive to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030

The Ministry of National Health Services, in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday launched the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme aimed at eliminating the disease by 2030. Under the initiative, Pakistan has set a target of reaching 1.6 million people in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) over the next six months as part of a broader nationwide elimination drive. The programme, launched at a soft-…

Pakistan, WHO unite to eliminate Hepatitis C by 2030

Pakistan, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (World Health Organization), has formally launched the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme with the objective of eradicating the disease as a public health threat by 2030. The initiative was unveiled in Islamabad on Wednesday and aims to screen and treat millions of people in phased rollouts. In the initial stage, around 1.6 million individuals will be covered within si…