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 40% of Iranians above 40 years old suffering from fatty liver: expert

TEHRAN – Between 35 to 40 percent of Iranians above 40 years old is suffering from hepatic steatosis or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), Amir Anoushirvani, the secretary of World Hepatitis Day congress said, Mehr reported on Monday.

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.