By Dr Laila Rizvi | CEO
Hepatitis continues to be a major public health issue facing Pakistan today!
Government, private sector, National and International NGOs and Civil society all have come together to contribute to the best of their capacities in the Hepatitis Elimination program
Province level prevalence surveys as well as development of Provincial level Hepatitis Elimination Action plans are being undertaken, with support of World Health Organization and other International donor agencies, across Pakistan.
Requisite funding and timely availability of logistics and supplies remains a major challenge facing the provincial governments
The Health foundation is running both its key intervention i.e. Hepatitis Free Community projects and the country wide “Adopt a Patient” campaign for attainment of its Awareness, Prevention and Treatment targets
Achievements from August - October 2019 :-
1. Treatment :
Patients Identified through screening / referral = 2,494
Patients Registered =1,799
Patients Completed Treatment = 1,338
Patients SVR Due = 719
Patients SVR Done = 573 (80%)
Patients SVR Achieved = 564 (98%)
2. Finding the “Missing Million”:
Screening camps held = 38
Number of population screened = 3600
Number found Hep C positive = 262 (7.3 %)
Number found Hep B positive = 128 (3.6 %)
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Our work is our passion ! We are committed to help the helpless BUT...... this cannot be achieved unless we have you , our invaluable donors, at our back
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