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Chandigarh: To offer medical benefits to high-risk groups, the Punjab government established 59 hepatitis treatment centres between 2017 and 2020, said Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu.
He added that the Punjab model was adopted across the country as the Government of India developed a National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) to treat such patients.
Sidhu informed that Punjab was the first state to initiate free treatment of Hepatitis C in the country. Till date, 1.83 lakh persons have been screened for Hepatitis C and 91,403 patients have been provided free treatment. All the 59 treatment centres are actively functional at 22 district hospitals, 3 GMCs, 13 ART centers, 11 OST sites, 9 central prisons and 1 SDH.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 15 (ANI): In view of extending the medical benefits to high-risk groups, the Punjab government established 59 Hepatitis treatment centres in three years in the state under National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme (NVHCP) to treat such patients across the country, a statement from the state government said on Monday
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Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu: Punjab was the first state to initiate free of cost treatment of Hepatitis C in the country. Till date, 1.83 lakh persons have been screened for Hepatitis C here and 91,403 patients have been initiated on free treatment of it. All 59 treatment centers are actively functional at 22 district hospitals, 3 GMCs, 13 ART centers, 11 OST sites, 9 central prisons and one SDH.