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SGPGI to engage in research on hepatitis-B, offers free treatment

14 Dec 2008

Lucknow: There is some heartening news for patients of hepatitis-B -- they would

be offered free treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate of

Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS). Announcing the decision on Saturday, a day before

its foundation day, SGPGIMS director, Dr AK Mahapatra said that the decision has

been taken in view of growing disease menace over the past few years.

According to Dr Mahapatra, around 4% of Indian population is suffering with

Hepatitis-B -- infection of liver with a virus -- and hence needs urgent

attention. The SGPGIMS itself has around 1,200 patients of Hepatitis-B

registered with it. Dr Mahapatra said that the institute would be engaging

itself on some highly specialised research on Hepatitis-B.