https://www.scmp.com/rss/513194/feed Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, a clinical gastroenterologist, is the deputy director general of health (research and technical support) of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He has a special interest in hepatitis, NAFLD, preventive medicine and treatment access. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In 2013, a major medical breakthrough brought hope to sufferers of hepatitis C, a once tough-to-treat condition: the introduction of direct-acting antiviral drugs. For the first time, the infectious disease could be treated with a regime of pills, taken over a few months, with cure rates better than 95 per cent. The advancement seemed poised to transform the lives of millions worldwide living with the hepatitis C virus, drastically reducing the death and chronic health problems it... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3186300/political-will-needed-end-unnecessary-suffering-hepatitis-c?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3186300/political-will-needed-end-unnecessary-suffering-hepatitis-c?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:30:20 +0000