Gov't prioritizes making hepatitis tests accessible to more people at once: Ameen
22 އޮކްޓޯބަރު 2019 | އަންގާރަ 06:22A panel discussion was also observed throughout the ceremony
Health Minister Ameen takes the podium at an event
The government aims to pave an efficient way for a maximum number of people of take hepatitis tests, at once, in the priority it has to promote the health sector of Maldives, says Minister of Health, Abdulla Ameen.
Speaking at a ceremony held to commemorate “Hepatitis B 2019” at Paradise Island Resort on Monday night, Minister Ameen stressed on the importance of keeping the public well-informed and updated on the risks and information of the chronic virus.
A panel discussion was also observed throughout the ceremony, where the participants were educated on the infectious virus.
During the ceremony, an Ambassador was also appointed, with the establishment of a “National Hepatitis Technical Advisory Group” and a “National Strategic Action Plan on Viral Hepatitis” to control and tackle the spread of the virus.
