ISLAMABAD: Federal Government on Tuesday decided to conduct Hepatitis C screening across Pakistan.
According to the details, the government has made the decision to conduct Hepatitis C screening at the national level in order to prevent spreading of the disease.
The Ministry of National Health developed a plan for the screening of citizens for Hepatitis C has been prepared. The program will be initiated under the name of Prime Minister Hepatitis C Program.
A five-year PC-1 has been prepared for the Hepatitis C program, with a proposed allocation of Rs 500 million in the budget for the PM Hepatitis C Program.
Various options were considered for funding the Hepatitis C screening program, with half of the funding to be provided by the federal government and the remaining half by the provinces.
Efforts will be made to engage international donors for the PM Hepatitis C Program.
It should be noted that the Prime Minister Hepatitis C Program was discontinued in 2015. The aim of the National Hepatitis C Screening Plan is to prevent the spread of the disease and reduce the mortality rate.
