Tag: Hepatitis

SARGODHA: At least 10 per cent population of Sargodha district is suffering from hepatitis and all departments concerned should join hands with the Health Department...

ISLAMABAD:  Over 1,500 people, who visited the Federal Government Services Hospital (Polyclinic), tested positive for hepatitis in the federal capital last year. This was disclosed...

ISLAMABAD: Health experts have warned that one of the most important modes of transmission of hepatitis in Pakistan is unsafe, contaminated blood transfusions. The Safe...

KARACHI: Health experts have stated that the hepatitis B and C virus is on the rise in the country affecting as many as 1.45...

MULTAN: The Punjab health department screened over 4,000 police personnel and officials during ‘awareness week’ in Multan. The results of the screening are shocking as...

LAHORE: Residents of the provincial capital, Lahore are at a risk of falling prey to water-borne diseases because of the numerous roadside eateries and food...

  KARACHI: The hepatitis control programme in Sindh is further being strengthened to control the rapidly growing disease of hepatitis B and C in the...

  LARKANA: As many as 50 villagers are said to be infected with deadly disease known as Hepatitis C in village Soonharo Khan Gadhi which...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Saira Afzal Tarar on Sunday launched the ‘National Hepatitis Strategic Framework 2017’. Addressing the participants, the...

-- PFA report paints an alarming picture of diseases spreading in provincial capital LAHORE: Due to consumption of unhygienic food and lack of cleanliness at...

  Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Salman Rafique said that the strict and aggressive decisions should be taken to combat diseases like...

Owing to lack of preventive measures and treatment facilities, Pakistan is facing an epidemic of hepatitis B and C, as every ninth person is...

700,000 deaths are caused by HCV every year 4.5% Pakistanis infected with HCV, 2.5% with HBV Approximately 700,000 people die each year from hepatitis C-related liver...

Lives of over 7,000 patients at stake The hepatitis centres operating under Sindh’s Hepatitis Prevention and Control Program (HPCP) continue facing shortage of injections across...

  The Sindh Health Department on Thursday expressed deep concern over the increasing number of AIDs and Hepatitis patients in the province, and directed the...

Hepatitis is a fast spreading disease in Pakistan, which is one of the highest prevalence countries, therefore consolidated efforts of all concerned departments are...

PIMS head says ‘of all patients requiring regular blood transfusions for survival, about 20 per cent have hepatitis B or C while a few...