KABUL (SW): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has estimated that some 54 thousands cases of Hepatitis were diagnosed last year alone.
This was disclosed in line with the Word Hepatitis Day on July 28, which was marked in Afghanistan for the first time. Dr. Najia Tariq he deputy minister said on the occasion that the MoPH was planning to estimate the exact number of Hepatitis patients in a bid to devise a counter strategy for it.
She mentioned that the Ministry would soon launch an awareness campaign to inform people about the disease and ways to safeguard against it.
Based on the estimates, some 400 million people are currently living with Hepatitis in the world and around 400 of them lose their lives every day.
Hepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. Hepatitis may occur with limited or no symptoms, but often leads to jaundice (a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membrane, and conjunctiva), poor appetite, and malaise. Hepatitis is acute when it lasts less than six months and chronic when it persists longer.
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