KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Bernama) — In preparation for World Hepatitis Day, celebrated globally on the 28th July 2019, Ministry of Health Malaysia with its collaboration partners Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) will ensure that all Malaysians have the opportunity to be tested and treated for Hepatitis C (if found positive) for free. This initiative is the biggest national screening event ever attempted by our Government and will play a significant role in our Hepatitis C elimination efforts towards 2030. This initiative will also help to support and accelerate the scale-up activities of Hepatitis C screening in-country.
The Ministry is hopeful that this campaign will help us to provide the public with this ‘test-and-treat’ opportunity that will span from 15th July to 21st July 2019. We have shortlisted over 100 specially designated screening sites in hospitals and primary healthcare centres (including 25 FIND study sites https://www.finddx.org/).