Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaqat Ali Chatha on Sunday said that a hepatitis-free program was being launched in the Rawalpindi district in collaboration with the District Health Authority and Global Hepatitis Elimination Task Force from today(Monday).In the pilot phase one as many as 10,000 people of all ages would be tested and screened for Hepatitis B and C in the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi Union Council 10, Khayban-e Sir-Syed area from July 10 while after the completion of the pilot phase, the full program would be implemented in Union Councils 11,14 and 15 to target 100,000 population.
10k people to be screened for Hepatitis from today
