KUALA LUMPUR: About 400,000 Malaysians have Hepatitis C, but only a fraction can afford the medication, which may cost up to RM300,000 for the full course of treatment. Dr Rosmawati said Hepatitis C was a silent global epidemic of the 21st century. Hepatitis C is transmitted mainly through blood, with nearly 60% of cases in Malaysia related to previous drug use through shared needles. “Our Hepatitis C disease burden in Malaysia is actually quite high. The good news, she added, is that Hepatitis C is curable, unlike Hepatitis B and HIV.

Source: The Star July 27, 2017 23:15 UTC