Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that Hepatitis Free Pakistan program worth sixty-seven billion rupees has been started.

Addressing an event in Islamabad today, he said the federal government will contribute fifty one percent while the provinces forty-nine percent funds in the program.

The Minister for Planning and Development said it is our effort to purge the country of Hepatitis-C in the next three to four years. Referring to the success of Egypt in this regard, he said this is doable.

Ahsan Iqbal noted that freeing the country from Hepatitis C is a noble mission as it will also help lift the people out of poverty.