Cameroon:Health Authorities make available new drugs for the treatment of hepatitis "B" and "C"

The  Minister of public Health Andre Mama Fouda has announced the availability of new drugs to treat Hepatitis B and C  during a press conference recently in Yaounde.

He revealed that patients suffering from Hepatitis “C” genotype 2 will henceforth spend 450,000 FCFA for a 3 months treatment instead of 2 million FCFA as previously spent in 2014 and 11 million FCFA in 2011.

Meanwhile the cost of treatment for Hepatitis “C” genotype 1 and 4 has reduced from 3 million (2014) to 1.5 milion.

The treatment of both stages of Hepatitis are due to last for three months instead of four months as in 2011 and 2014 and with a recovery rate of 95%.

The Minister also said that the prevalence rate of Hepatitis “B” in Cameroon stands at 11.9%,that is about 2 million persons and 1.0% for Hepatitis C that is about 200, 000 persons.

Cameroon is second after Egypt and among the 91 countries around the world to benefit from such a privileged offered by Labo Gene.