HEPATITISa silent killer in Pakistan

Within Pakistan, almost 19 million people are suffering from Hepatitis B or C. Each year brings about 400,000 new cases. The disease is called a silent killer because many patients remain undiagnosed and untreated for many years before developing complications and dying.

As most people living with Hepatitis remain unaware, they could require repeated hospitalization, expensive medicines and liver transplants, causing major financial burdens on their families as well as health systems. In many cases, patients die within 1-3 years as they get the access to testing and treatment very late. According to WHO, 23,720 people died of Hepatitis-related causes in Pakistan in 2016. This figure is now estimated to be 35,000.

Mission

The Health Foundation aims to create awareness and promote healthy practices for management of various diseases in the general public, with an initial focus on Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

Vision

Overall goal is attainment of Community Health through elimination of Hepatitis B and C through set strategies being implemented in the Hepatitis Free Community Model. THF is thus aimed to invest in social change and help alleviate the sufferings related to this preventable diseases in destitute communities in Pakistan