#PreventHepatitis
As Egypt continues to be home to the largest number of Hepatitis C patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) selected Egypt to host its 2015 flagship event for the World Hepatitis Day on July 28, dedicating the day this year to promoting virus prevention. According to the WHO, an estimate of 40,000 lives are lost annually in Egypt to the highly infectious virus which is most commonly transmitted through infected blood and the use of unsterilized syringes. However, Egyptian Health…
