C virus
Egypt had faced a key challenge in confronting the hepatitis virus due to its health and socio-economic ramifications, a matter which required unifying the concerned bodies topped by the Health Ministry to eliminate the virus.
Egyptian medical team was sent to Chad on Tuesday, as a part of presidential initiative to treat one million Africans of "C virus", Minister of Health and Population, Hala Zayed announced.
Zayed said that Egypt will expound its successful expertise in combating epidemic diseases at a special session for the Group of 77 and China.
John Jabbour, WHO’s representative in Egypt, said that the WHO is working on detecting Hepatitis C in Egypt and providing necessary treatment to people.
U.S. Company Gilead Sciences for Pharmaceutical Production considers producing a new Hepatitis C drug in Egypt
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