The Moroccan Health Ministry is set to launch the first national hepatitis C screening campaign, in celebration of World Hepatitis Day on July 27, according to a recent press release.
This campaign, under the theme ‘For a Hepatitis C-free Morocco’ will run from July 28 to December 28, 2022.
This move aims to carry out 150,000 rapid screening tests for HCV in health centers and to ensure the medical management of diagnosed cases nationwide, according to the same source.
The celebration of World Day against VCH will be accompanied by the launch of the national strategic plan to fight viral hepatitis 2022-2026, in a move to reduce new infections and mortality related to VCH by 50% by 2026.
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