15,000 Afghanis infected with hepatitis B and C in the past year, primarily due to displacement, poverty, drug use, and unscreened blood donations: Ministry of Public Health.
15,000 people in Afghanistan infected with hepatitis B and C in the past year, according to the Ministry of Public Health. Infections have decreased in recent years, with 100,000 cases estimated over the past decade (70,000 with hepatitis B and 30,000 with hepatitis C). The ministry attributes the infections to displacement, migrations, poverty, drug use, self-medication, and donating blood without examinations.
July 28, 2024
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