Monday, October 9, 2023 07:22 PM
The World Health Organization congratulated Egypt on its unprecedented progress towards eliminating hepatitis C, becoming the first country to reach the “gold level” on the path to eliminating hepatitis C according to World Health Organization standards.
The World Health Organization congratulated Egypt on its unprecedented progress towards eliminating hepatitis C
Egypt is the first country to reach the “gold level” in eliminating hepatitis C according to WHO standards
Egypt diagnosed 87% of those living with the virus and provided curative treatment to 93% of those diagnosed.
Egypt moved from one of the highest infection rates in the world to a country with one of the lowest rates by reducing the prevalence of hepatitis C from 10% to 0.38%.
Starting in 2014, Egypt launched a national campaign to eliminate hepatitis C
The “100 Million Health” campaign resulted in the screening of more than 60 million people, and the treatment of more than 4.1 million.
The cure rate for hepatitis C among people who received treatment was 99%.
2023-10-09 16:22:00
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