Punjab providing free hepatitis screening, treatment.

LODHRAN -- The Punjab government is providing free facility of screening and test of various contiguous diseases like hepatitis to eliminate these diseases.

Multan Divisional Commissioner Iftikhar Ali Sahoo stated at the inauguration of free Hepatitis screening camp set up by the Punjab government at DHQ Hospital Lodhran here.

He directed DHQ Hospital MS that patients of hepatitis should be provided with free medicine and they would be given awareness about prevention of the disease.

Lodhran Deputy Commissioner Imran Qureshi, CEO District Health Authority Dr Chaudhry Muhammad Akram, ADCommissioner Revenue Syed Muhammad Abbas Shah, Assistant Commissioner Lodhran Kaleem Yousaf, MS Dr Shaukat Ali Ejaz were also present. Camp Incharge Dr Naveed Iqbal Khand briefed the Commissioner on various aspects of the screening camp. He informed that patients visiting the camp are being provided test results in 10-15 minutes, adding that the patients diagnosed with Hepatitis are being vaccinated on spot and blood samples of PCR Test are being taken so that...

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