๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ค๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐, ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐.
During the meeting, Prof. Saeed Akhter presented the implementation plan of the Prime Ministerโs National Hepatitis C Elimination Programme in Pakistan and sought technical guidance and support for future fundraising initiatives to ensure the programme’s sustainability.
WHO officials, including ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐จ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฅ and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฐ-๐๐๐๐ซ shared global best practices and various implementation models of Hepatitis C elimination. They highlighted the economic value of such initiatives, noting that every USD 1 invested yields an estimated save of USD 11, in addition to significantly reducing human suffering and healthcare burden.
The WHO representatives reaffirmed their full support for the programme through the WHO Headquarters, Regional Office, and Country Office in Pakistan. They also engaged in discussions regarding potential avenues for fundraising to support the programmeโs objectives.
The meeting was also attended by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐, participated virtually from the WHO Country Office in Pakistan.
