WORLD Hepatitis Day is being observed under the theme ‘Hepatitis: Let’s break it down’, a call to remove the difficulties in accessing prevention, testing and treatment. The message has great relevance for Pakistan, which bears one of the world’s highest hepatitis C burdens despite the disease being both preventable and, in most cases, curable. Millions remain infected while countless others risk exposure through unsafe injections, poorly sterilised medical equipment, inadequately screened blood transfusions and lax........

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