Pakistan Considers Mandatory Hepatitis C Test Before Foreign Travel

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Pakistan Considers Mandatory Hepatitis C Test Before Foreign Travel

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  • While deportees returning to Pakistan would undergo screening, he said authorities would additionally screen people in Gilgit Baltistan and Islamabad.
  • Speaking after inaugurating screening for Ministry of Health officials, Kamal stated screening had become mandatory for all ministry employees.
  • The minister said authorities had established 17 screening points in Islamabad and would provide private hospitals with screening kits and…

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Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday announced the nationwide expansion of Hepatitis C screening under the Prime Minister’s Program for the Prevention of Disease.

Speaking after inaugurating screening for Ministry of Health officials, Kamal stated screening had become mandatory for all ministry employees. He said the administration was also taking steps to produce screening mandatory for employees of all federal ministries.

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The minister said authorities had established 17 screening points in Islamabad and would provide private hospitals with screening kits and digital devices. He said the program would gradually expand nationwide, with priority given to residents aged above 12.

Kamal said around 11 million residents in Pakistan were currently Hepatitis C positive and cautioned that the disease could lead to liver cancer if patients did not receive timely diagnosis and treatment.

The government will provide medicines costing around Rs. 68,000 free of charge to patients under the Prime Minister’s program. Kamal urged citizens to apply the free screening and treatment facilities.

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While deportees returning to Pakistan would undergo screening, he said authorities would additionally screen people in Gilgit Baltistan and Islamabad. The government will additionally screen all flights for three months. Kamal said the administration was considering linking Hepatitis C screening with CNICs and could make screening mandatory before international travel.

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