Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Hepatitis-C outbreak: 15 dead, over 500 believed infected in Rajanpur village
By Owais Jaffery / Yasir Qureshi
Published: January 2, 2012
RAJANPUR:
At least 15 people have died of hepatitis-C in a Rajanpur village over the past month while around 500 more are suffering from the disease, the residents say.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Basti Jakaani villagers complained that there were no public health facilities for treatment and diagnosis of hepatitis-C in the area.
They alleged that facilities at the Rajanpur district headquarters (DHQ) hospital were only available through references from influential people. They said most of them had had to go to private laboratories for hepatitis-C tests, where they were tested positive for the disease. They said they could not afford the treatment and most of them returned to the village after getting their test reports. They said people from nearby villages had refused to come to their village fearing that they too might get infected by the disease
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/315192/...er-500-believed-infected-in-rajanpur-village/
By Owais Jaffery / Yasir Qureshi
Published: January 2, 2012
RAJANPUR:
At least 15 people have died of hepatitis-C in a Rajanpur village over the past month while around 500 more are suffering from the disease, the residents say.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Basti Jakaani villagers complained that there were no public health facilities for treatment and diagnosis of hepatitis-C in the area.
They alleged that facilities at the Rajanpur district headquarters (DHQ) hospital were only available through references from influential people. They said most of them had had to go to private laboratories for hepatitis-C tests, where they were tested positive for the disease. They said they could not afford the treatment and most of them returned to the village after getting their test reports. They said people from nearby villages had refused to come to their village fearing that they too might get infected by the disease
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/315192/...er-500-believed-infected-in-rajanpur-village/