Malaysia Registers World’s First Affordable New Drug for Hepatitis c

WHY IN THE NEWS? The world’s first affordable as well as an effective new drug for hepatitis C has been registered by Malaysia. This new drug offers hope for accessible treatment to the millions of people around the world who are suffering from this disease. About:           Hepatitis C has very few early symptoms, hence, making it very hard to diagnose and is said to be a silent killer. The drug which has been named ravidasvir has been approved for use along with an existing drug named sofosbuvir, in the month of June. This approval came five years after the Malaysian....Read More