{
  "id": 1783622,
  "title": "Pakistan expands nationwide Hepatitis C screening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pakistan-expands-nationwide-hepatitis-c-screening",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T19:15:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1540293/pakistan-expands-nationwide-hepatitis-c-screening/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pakistan plans to make Hepatitis C screening mandatory for employees of all federal ministries, Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said Tuesday. The government also plans to expand free screening and treatment facilities nationwide. Kamal announced the initiative after inaugurating Hepatitis C screening for Health Ministry officials in Islamabad. He said screening was already mandatory for ministry […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}