By Faranak Bakhtiari

Free hepatitis care on agenda, end of disease by 2030

TEHRAN – Iran is planning to provide free diagnosis and treatment services to people who are suffering from hepatitis and eradicate the disease by 2030.

Some 186,000 Iranians estimated to suffer from Hepatitis C

TEHRAN – It is estimated that about 186,000 Iranians suffer from hepatitis C, Tehran University of Medical Sciences professor Amir Anoushiravani said, Mehr reported on Thursday.

Hepatitis C is cured by Iranian medicine: expert

TEHRAN – Hepatitis C is cured by Iranian medicine over the course of 3 to 4 months, a member of the Iran Hepatitis Network, Mehdi Saberi Firouzi, said, Mehr reported on Sunday.

Hepatitis C eradication possible in Iran at low cost: expert

TEHRAN – The Hepatitis C can be eradicated in Iran at the cost of just 2 trillion rials (about $4.7 million), and the sum is not high for the country, the head of Iran’s Hepatitis Network Seyyed Moayed Alavian announced, IRNA reported.