Pakistan to Mandate Hepatitis C Screening for Federal Ministry Employees
Pakistan's health ministry will make Hepatitis C screening mandatory for all employees of federal ministries, with those failing to get tested not receiving salaries from next month. This initiative aims to combat the spread of the disease nationwide.
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Health ministry employees must get tested for hepatitis C or will not receive salaries from next month: Kamal
ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday said that hepatitis C screening had been made compulsory for all employees of his ministry and the salaries of untested employees would be withheld next month onwards. Kamal was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme in Islamabad, where he too got tested for hepatitis C, with his result coming out negative. The programme was jointly launched by the World Health Organisation and the health ...
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Appeals to citizens to undergo screening, take advantage of free facilities being offered under the gov’s programme
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