Our Correspondent
Quetta
The Coordinator to Chief Minister for Hepatitis Free Balochistan, Dr. Gul Sabin Kakar on Friday said more cases of hepatitis were being reported in Balochistan adding 8% population of the province had contracted hepatitis. She expressed these views while talking to media, saying that 10 high risk districts for hepatitis in Balochistan including Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Panjgur, Loralai, Barkhan, Suhbatpur, Zhob, Musakhel, Kohlu, and Dera Bugti.
‘15,000 Hepatitis C patients have been provided treatment facilities in the province while 600,000 people will be vaccinated against Hepatitis B, 12,000 Hepatitis B patients have been treated while 3,000 such patients with hepatitis B and C were treated,’ Dr. Gul added. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr. Rababa Baledi has appealed to all worldwide organizations, particularly the World Health Organization, UNFPA and UNICEF, to play their role in strengthening the Chief Minister’s Hepatitis Control Program throughout Balochistan and making it more effective. In response to a question, Dr. Gul said that hepatitis was spreading because of ignorance.
