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ISLAMABAD, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged central and provincial governments and all stakeholders on Tuesday to work together to eradicate Hepatitis C from the country.
LIVER cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Malaysia and also the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths.
Princess Margaret Hospital says man stayed in same ward cubicle as hepatitis C carrier, 14 other patients being checked for infection
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 49,992 cases of Hepatitis B and 34,573 cases of Hepatitis C over the past decade, from 2013 to 2023, says Health director-general Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.
PETALING JAYA: As the world works to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030, health experts say there must be concerted efforts to address the gaps in the testing and treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
In conjunction with World Hepatitis Day on July 28, we take a look at this infectious disease, which affects our liver.
CAIRO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt on Monday received "Gold Tier" status from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its remarkable progress toward the elimination of Hepatitis C Virus as a public health problem.
Two programmes to help former drug offenders get tested and treated for hepatitis C were launched on Wednesday, ahead of World Hepatitis Day on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR: The notification rate for Hepatitis B and C mortality in Malaysia shows an increase to 0.16 and 0.27 per 100,000 persons respectively in 2021, compared with only 0.13 and 0.19 per 100,000 persons reported in 2015.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has been featured as the Hepatitis C Treatment Hub of Asia at Expo 2020 Dubai during the opening ceremony of Malaysia Healthcare Excellence week at the Malaysia Pavilion, according to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
COPENHAGEN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe highlighted the urgent need on Friday to provide healthcare to communities and reverse the predicted 55 percent increase in liver cancer rates over the next two decades.
STOCKHOLM/BERLIN (Reuters) - Two Americans and a Briton won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for identifying the Hepatitis C virus, in work spanning decades that has helped to limit the spread of the fatal disease and develop antiviral drugs to cure it.
HO CHI MINH CITY: International medical experts have urged countries with a high prevalence of viral hepatitis, including the Philippines, to declare public health emergencies to meet the goal worldwide of eliminating the “silent killer” disease by 2030.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is ready to become a hub for Hepatitis C treatment in the region by offering a combination treatment of ravidasvir and sofosbuvir at affordable prices, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has become one of the first countries in the world to embark on a Hepatitis C (HCV) self-testing programme, said Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is gearing up to be a regional Hepatitis C treatment hub by offering a combination treatment of ravidasvir and sofosbuvir at affordable rates, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Cadila Healthcare Ltd has sought approval from local regulators to use a Hepatitis C drug as a treatment for COVID-19 following promising interim results from a late-stage trial, the drugmaker said on Monday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Those at risk of getting Hepatitis C can now get screened, tested and treated if needed, at any Health Ministry clinic nationwide, said the ministry.
The work of three virologists in discovering the hepatitis C virus led to the development of drugs and tests for this infectious disease.
PETALING JAYA: The development of the drug Ravidasvir to treat Hepatitis C (HCV) marks a new era in drug discovery, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
