Nearly 600,000 people in Hong Kong suffer from hepatitis. Photo: Shutterstock
Nearly 600,000 people in Hong Kong suffer from hepatitis. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong rolls out its first scheme dedicated to eliminating viral hepatitis

  • Programme worth more than HK$70 million a year will include subsidised antiviral treatment for some sufferers
  • Plan also aims by to reduce incidence of the disease by 90 per cent and deaths by 65 per cent by 2030

Nearly 600,000 people in Hong Kong suffer from hepatitis. Photo: Shutterstock
Nearly 600,000 people in Hong Kong suffer from hepatitis. Photo: Shutterstock
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