Hepatitis C screening to be made mandatory nationwide: Kamal

Hepatitis C screening to be made mandatory nationwide: Kamal

Appeals to citizens to undergo screening, take advantage of free facilities being offered under the gov’s programme

Govt to make hepatitis C testing mandatory for CNIC, international travel

ISLAMABAD: The government announced that hepatitis C screening will soon be a compulsory requirement for obtaining a Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC) and for international travel, according to Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal. During the launch of a mandatory hepatitis C screening program for government employees in Islamabad, under the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Initiative, Kamal explained that the screening pr…