New program of free treatment for hepatitis C patients.
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New program of free treatment for hepatitis C patients.
This is great news for Cambodians. The treatment for hepatitis C is expensive, it used to last up to a year per treatment, and did not always work. There has been tremendous progress. Treating and curing hepatitis C may also prevent cases of liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. (Cambodia was number 9 in the world for deaths by liver cancer according to the 2014 WHO data here: http://www.worldlifeexpectancy.com/camb ... ver-cancer).
Program to fight hepatitis C
Fri, 14 October 2016
Yesenia Amaro
As of yesterday, a new program in Cambodia aimed at helping diagnose and treat people with hepatitis C – free of charge – had already seen about 500 patients in Phnom Penh in the course of less than a month, organisers said.
Médecins sans Frontières is working with the Ministry of Health on the new program, which will eventually expand to other parts of the country, according to Christophe Biteau, head of mission for MSF.
Under the program, a new clinic has been set up at Preah Kossamak Hospital, where patients are tested and will receive the 12-week treatment...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/p ... epatitis-c
Program to fight hepatitis C
Fri, 14 October 2016
Yesenia Amaro
As of yesterday, a new program in Cambodia aimed at helping diagnose and treat people with hepatitis C – free of charge – had already seen about 500 patients in Phnom Penh in the course of less than a month, organisers said.
Médecins sans Frontières is working with the Ministry of Health on the new program, which will eventually expand to other parts of the country, according to Christophe Biteau, head of mission for MSF.
Under the program, a new clinic has been set up at Preah Kossamak Hospital, where patients are tested and will receive the 12-week treatment...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/p ... epatitis-c
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Re: New program of free treatment for hepatitis C patients.
''As of yesterday, a new program in Cambodia aimed at helping diagnose and treat people with hepatitis C – free of charge – had already seen about 500 patients in Phnom Penh in the course of less than a month, organisers said.
Barang included?
Barang included?
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