PIMA announces awareness drive on World Hepatitis Day
Islamabad: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has announced a hepatitis awareness campaign to highlight the importance of prevention, timely diagnosis and effective treatment of hepatitis, in connection with World Hepatitis Day, being observed on 28th July.
As part of this campaign, awareness seminars, walks, free screening camps, and Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs will be organized across the country for both the general public and healthcare professionals.
As part of the planned campaign, the PIMA Islamabad organized a free medical camp in collaboration with the National Press Club Islamabad the other day. The camp offered free screening and medical check-up for Hepatitis B and C, Hepatitis B vaccination, free referrals and further consultation with specialists for deserving patients, along with essential laboratory tests.
Professor Dr. Atif Hafeez Siddiqui, Central President of PIMA, stated that the leading cause of hepatitis transmission in Pakistan is the use of contaminated and reused syringes and unsafe injections.
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