As the World Hepatitis Day is being observed on July 28 2017, Pakistan is among 11 countries which carry almost 50pc of the global burden of chronic hepatitis.
Such countries are Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Uganda, Viet Nam. The World Hepatitis Day is an opportunity to add momentum to all efforts to implement the WHO’s first global health sector strategy on viral hepatitis for 2016-2021 and help Member States achieve the final goal by eliminate hepatitis.
According to a WHO report, activities and awareness around World Hepatitis Day are designed to: Build and leverage political engagement following official …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
