CAIRO: Minister of Health Adel al-Adawy announced that two new hepatitis C drugs, Harvoni and Viekira, are to be available at the hepatitis treatment centers by next November, youm7 reported Wednesday.
There are 2.3 million hepatitis C patients in Egypt, while 996,642 patients applied on the website of the National Committee for the Control of Viral Hepatitis to be treated by Sovaldi until last June, according to Adawy.
He added that 85,536 patients were provided with the treatment until the end of June.
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U.S. Congress to give Egypt $35M to fight hep C
CAIRO: Health minister Adel Adwy announced that the U.S. Congress decided to give the ministry $35 million to help eliminate hepatitis C from Egypt, Youm7 reported Saturday night.
Adwy said that Egypt can completely eliminate HCV within 10 years, adding that the real partnership with international bodies doesn’t aim only for treatment, but prevention.
Egypt has the highest hepatitis C infection rate in the world, according to the WHO. Last year the government began a program to distribute the American-made treatment Sovaldi at an extreme discount offered by the manufacturer, Gilead.
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Adwy said that Egypt can completely eliminate HCV within 10 years, adding that the real partnership with international bodies doesn’t aim only for treatment, but prevention.
Egypt has the highest hepatitis C infection rate in the world, according to the WHO. Last year the government began a program to distribute the American-made treatment Sovaldi at an extreme discount offered by the manufacturer, Gilead.
Read more...
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