The WHO called for a dramatic increase in screening and treatment of hepatitis C, saying higher demand would help drive down the cost of drugs for the disease. Most of the 185 million people chronically infected with the liver disease worldwide do not know they have it due to lack of screening, and many of those who do cannot access treatment due to the high cost, the UN agency said. Some 350,000 people die of hepatitis C-related liver diseases annually, ...Sunday 13 April 2014
WHO Urges Global Push to Increase Treatment of Hepatitis C
The WHO called for a dramatic increase in screening and treatment of hepatitis C, saying higher demand would help drive down the cost of drugs for the disease. Most of the 185 million people chronically infected with the liver disease worldwide do not know they have it due to lack of screening, and many of those who do cannot access treatment due to the high cost, the UN agency said. Some 350,000 people die of hepatitis C-related liver diseases annually, ...
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