The National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS) launched Thursday a program, under which a small booklet entitled “Hepatitis B and C, Aahm Malomaat”, will be distributed in the schools and colleges throughout the country. Initially 3,000 copies of the booklet have been published. Pakistan is among the countries with high prevalence of Hepatitis B and C. According to an estimate 7.4 percent Pakistani population is suffering with either Hepatitis B or C.
When contacted, President NAYS Aftab Ahmed said due to the lack of awareness about the disease, the number of infected people is increasing each year. This booklet will help to create awareness about the disease, he said, adding this booklet contains 32 pages with basic introduction to disease and also some most frequently asked questions by the layman and the answers to these questions.
