ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi said on Sunday that Pakistan was on the tipping point of socioeconomic development, and it was high time that all the citizens played their role to uplift the country’s poor by providing them education, health and other opportunities.
Addressing a National Conference themed ‘Invest in Eliminating Hepatitis from Pakistan’ in connection with the World Hepatitis Day that is annually observed on July 28, the president said the prevalence of hepatitis B and C in 15 to 20 million people of Pakistan was alarming.
Radio Pakistan adds: He added that Pakistan was trying to deal with the challenge of hepatitis despite its limited resources.
Alvi said that dissemination of awareness about the disease was also the responsibility of doctors and they should also be engaged to create greater awareness about hepatitis among the general public.
The president said that Pakistan was also facing malnutrition, stunted growth and other health problems for which a comprehensive policy needed to be devised.
He also asked the government to redesign the national hepatitis policy while urging private institutions to join hands with the government to meet health challenges since such complicated problems could not be resolved without the assistance of private sector.
Pakistan on tipping point of socioeconomic development: President Alvi
Pakistan on tipping point of socioeconomic development: President Alvi
- Says the country’s affluent citizens must play their role to help the poor
- Asks the government to redesign the national hepatitis policy
