Five percent of Egyptians test positive for Hepatitis C

Five percent of the 10 mn Egyptians screened for Hepatitis C in the nationwide survey tested positive, Health Minister Hala Zayed said, according to Al Ahram. Around 60% of the screened citizens also suffer from obesity and another 5% have diabetes, according to the minister. The government had launched last October the first phase of a nationwide program to detect and treat Hepatitis C patients. The program will run through to April 2019.