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50,K Suffering from Hepatitis in Punjab:World Hepatitis Day

[ASR,PB] 50,K Suffering from Hepatitis in Punjab:World Hepatitis Day
Punjab, Health Minister Brahm Mohindra said on the World Hepatitis Day that viral hepatitis (Hepatitis B and C) remained a major challenge affecting approximately 325 million people globally.
Minister said “It is the root cause of liver cancer, leading to 1.34 million deaths every year,”
He stated around 50,000 patients had been suffering from this disease in Punjab.
Free treatment of this disease is available in 25 government hospitals only