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KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday launched drive to treat up to 20,000 hepatitis C patients in three years’ time.<\/p>\n
Ferozuddin Feroz, minister of MoPH, said on the occasion the drive against hepatitis C would continue for the three years to come, however, efforts to eradicate Jaundice would continue till 2030.<\/p>\n
The minister said, in a bid to counter the spread of these diseases, drug addicts would be treated in the first phase followed by HIV positive patients, and prisoners – who are 5 per cent of the patients.<\/p>\n
The most common cause of hepatitis worldwide is viruses. Other causes include heavy alcohol use, certain medications, toxins, other infections, autoimmune diseases. There are five main types of viral hepatitis: type A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water.<\/p>\n
Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth. Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C are commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.<\/p>\n
Studies in Afghanistan suggest 4.7 per cent men and 5.6 per cent female are infected with hepatitis B while 2.4 per cent men and 2.1 per cent female are infected with hepatitis C.<\/p>\n
The MoPH is providing treatment for hepatitis free of cost.<\/p>\n
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