HÀ NỘI — Only around 10 per cent of patients infected with hepatitis C can afford treatment costs because the medications are expensive and not covered by medical insurance, according to a recent survey by the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. Currently, around one million people in the country suffer from chronic hepatitis C, a disease often neglected in Việt Nam despite its potentially serious consequences. As of now, 90 per cent of hepatitis C patients can be cured completely, thanks to the new directly acting antivirals (DAAs). An infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), the infection primarily affects the liver. In Việt Nam, more than 7.8 million people had contracted hepatitis B while nearly one million were infected with hepatitis C this year.

Source: Viet Nam News August 08, 2017 10:46 UTC