“About 10 Percent of Pakistanis Hepatitis Carriers: Experts”

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Experts on hepatitis estimated this week that about 10 percent of Pakistan's 140 million people are carriers of hepatitis B or C. The experts, speaking at a national meeting on hepatitis in the country, called for awareness programs that include easy-to-understand language and free or subsidized treatment programs for hepatitis patients. Dr. Mohammad Umar, a gastroenterologist, noted that although there is a vaccine against the hepatitis B virus, uptake with the vaccine is low in Pakistan.

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