Faisalabad: Health experts have revealed that more than 12 million people were affected with hepatitis in Pakistan.
Addressing a hepatitis seminar arranged under the aegis of Gastroenteritis and Hepatitis Awareness Society at University Medical and Dental College Madina Teaching Hospital, they said that hepatitis was a silent killer.
It was an alarming situation that Pakistan was ranked second among countries where hepatitis was spreading at a much faster pace, they added.
Prof Dr Shahid Rasool Head of Gastroenterology Department Madina Teaching Hospital, said that more than 12 million people suffered from hepatitis B and C in Pakistan whereas this number is increasing every year with more than 150,000 new cases.
Prof Dr Khalid Mehmood Yahya, Head of Medicine Department Madina Teaching Hospital, said that hepatitis was a curable disease if diagnosed and treated at early stages. However, prevention is the best cure for it, he added.
Dr Ilyas Shakir, Dr Umair Shafqat and others also addressed the sem
inar while MBBS students participated in poster and quiz contests.
According to results, MBBS fourth year student Anaiza stood first in the poster competition while Adan Amjad and Kashmala Saif shared first position in the quiz contest.
Later, the Hepatitis Awareness Society also arranged a screening camp where more than 250 female students and college staff were facilitated with free hepatitis screening.