‘Hepatitis-free Sindh’ project launched

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‘Hepatitis-free Sindh’ project launched

KARACHI: The Sindh government launched a project to vaccinate 1.4mn newborns and

245,000 adults against hepatitis B and provide treatment to about 16,600

patients of hepatitis C during this fiscal year under the 'Chief Minister's

Initiative for hepatitis-free Sindh'.

Sources said the government had approved the release of Rs2.35bn in three-year

instalments for the hepatitis prevention and control programme .

The government in June last had announced that it would allocate Rs5bn to fight

hepatitis for the entire Sindh, where hepatitis has become a leading cause of

morbidity and mortality over the recent years. - Internews