Doctor in the House: Finding the Missing Millions with Hepatitis

Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist | Prof Dr Rosmawati Binti Mohamed, Consultant Hepatologist

27-Jul-18 16:00

Doctor in the House: Finding the Missing Millions with Hepatitis

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Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Worldwide, 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis unaware. If they continue to go undiagnosed, they will not be able to receive treatment and care. In conjunction with World Hepatitis Day tomorrow, Prof Dr Rosmawati Binti Mohamed, Consultant Hepatologist from University Malaya Medical Centre, joins Dr George Lee to discuss how we can find the “missing millions”.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy

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Categories: Travel, Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: hepatitis, liver cancer, cirrhosis, transplant, vaccination, Health and Living, The Bigger Picture,

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