Around 400 million people worldwide are affected by viral hepatitis infection – over 10 times the number of people infected with HIV. Globally, about 1.4 million people die each year from hepatitis. It is estimated that only 5% of people with chronic hepatitis know of their infection, and less than 1% have access to treatment, according to World Health Organisation. An estimated 15 million people are infected with the hepatitis B and C virus in Pakistan. The disease is a constant threat. Consultant gastroenterologist, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Dr Qayyum Khan expressed this while talking to a group of journalists in connection with World Hepatitis Day being observed on July 28 every year. He added that hepatitis largely remains unknown as a health threat in much of the world. It is more prevalent particularly in developing country, including Pakistan, that makes it more alarming.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 29th, 2016.
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