Lebanese Health Ministry launches hepatitis campaign

Lebanon’s Health Ministry launched an awareness campaign on 21st August 2014 on the spread of the viral hepatitis, aimed at informing citizens about the disease’s symptoms and consequences.

The ministry’s project was launched in collaboration with the Doctors’ Syndicate, the Lebanese Association for Gastroenterology, the Lebanese Association for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, and the private firm Roche Lebanon.

The launch was announced in a press conference at Habtour Hotel, which was sponsored by Health Minister Wael Abu Faour, the head of the Parliamentary Committee on Health Atef Majdalani and the head of the Doctors Syndicate Antoine Boustani.

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